| Sherlock Holmes | |
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Theatrical poster to the 1899 play Sherlock Holmes, of which the 1916 film is based |
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| Directed by | Arthur Berthelet |
| Written by | Arthur Conan Doyle (characters) William Gillette (play) H.S. Sheldon (scenario) |
| Starring | William Gillette Edward Fielding Ernest Maupain |
| Release date(s) | 15 May 1916 |
| Country | USA |
| Language | Silent film English intertitles |
Sherlock Holmes, is a 1916 silent film made by Essanay Studios and was one of the earliest American film adaptations of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes. It starred William Gillette as Holmes, based on his 1899 stage play, which is based on not one case, but takes inspiration from "A Scandal in Bohemia," "The Final Problem" "The Copper Beeches" and "A Study in Scarlet". No known copy of the film exist today, but several photographic stills are extant.
In the film Sherlock Holmes is consulted by a man who is in connection with the royal family, to retrieve letters he wrote to Alice Faulkner's sister. Alice intendes to use the letters to blackmail him, and Alice is being held captive by a couple in the power of Professor Moriarty.