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Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

19166.31h 57m

Overview

When a couple of scammers hold young Alice Faulkner against her will to discover the whereabouts of letters whose dissemination could cause a scandal affecting the royal family, Sherlock Holmes decides to take over the case. (Considered lost, a copy was found in 2014, in the vaults of the Cinémathèque Française.)

Directed by Arthur Berthelet
Written by Arthur Conan Doyle, William Gillette
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Top Cast

William Gillette

William Gillette

Sherlock Holmes

Ernest Maupain

Ernest Maupain

Professor Moriarty

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Marjorie Kay

Alice Faulkner

Edward Fielding

Edward Fielding

Dr. Watson

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Stewart Robbins

Benjamin Forman

Hugh Thompson

Hugh Thompson

Sir Edward Leighton

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Ludwig Kreiss

Baron von Stalburg

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Mario Majeroni

James Larrabee

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William Postance

Sidney Prince

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Chester Beery

Craigin

Themes & Keywords

kidnappinglettersilent filmrediscovered film

About Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes is a mystery, crime film released in 1916 exploring themes of kidnapping, letter, silent film, rediscovered film. Directed by Arthur Berthelet, it stars William Gillette, Ernest Maupain, Marjorie Kay. When a couple of scammers hold young Alice Faulkner against her will to discover the whereabouts of letters whose dissemination could cause a scandal affecting the royal family, Sherlock Holmes decides to take over the case. (Considered lost, a copy was found in 2014, in the vaults of the Cinémathèque Française.)

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