The original story and the film version of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Adventure of the Speckled Band" share these two major themes: the danger of jumping to conclusions and .
. However, the two versions differ in certain ways. For example, in the original story, Helen Stoner gets engaged
years after her sister’s death, while in the film version, the engagement takes place one year later. The film version also establishes a more intimate connection between Watson and Helen as
.