| The Sleeping Cardinal | |
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| Directed by | Leslie S. Hiscott |
| Produced by | Julius Hagen |
| Written by | Arthur Conan Doyle (stories) Leslie S. Hiscott H. Fowler Mear Cyril Twyford |
| Starring | Arthur Wontner Ian Fleming Philip Hewland Jane Welsh |
| Music by | John Greenwood |
| Cinematography | Sydney Blythe William Luff |
| Editing by | Jack Harris |
| Studio | Twickenham Studios |
| Distributed by | Warner Brothers (UK) First Division Pictures (US) |
| Release date(s) | February 1931 |
| Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Sleeping Cardinal is a 1931 British mystery film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Arthur Wontner and Ian Fleming.[1] The film is an adaptation of the Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, though it is not based on any one particular story it draws inspiration from "The Empty House" and "The Final Problem". It is unrelated to the Basil Rathbone series of Holmes films which also began in the 1930s.
The film is also known as Sherlock Holmes' Fatal Hour in the USA.
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Opening with a silent sequence in silhouette within the Bank of England, we’re whisked to a London home where Foreign Office bureaucrat Ronnie Adair (Leslie Perrins) is once again losing heavily whilst gambling at bridge. Adair is called to a meeting with The Sleeping Cardinal, a picture disguising the identity of Professor Moriarty (Norman McKinnel), and blackmailed into taking counterfeit money to Paris in his diplomatic pouch. Adair’s concerned sister calls for the assistance of Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Wontner) and Dr. Watson (Ian Fleming) to investigate the reasons for her brothers gambling excesses and depressed moods. Adair commits suicide; leaving behind a trail of clues to Moriarty.
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