Sherlock Holmes (1916 film)
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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 |
| Distributed by | Essanay Studios |
| Release dates | 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 the short stories "A Scandal in Bohemia," "The Final Problem" and "The Copper Beeches" and the novel A Study in Scarlet. No copy of the film is known to exist,[1] 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.
Cast
- William Gillette as Sherlock Holmes
- Marjorie Kay as Alice Faulkner
- Ernest Maupain as Professor Moriarty
- Edward Fielding as Dr. Watson
- Stewart Robbins as Benjamin Forman
- Hugh Thompson as Sir Edward Leighton
References
- ↑ "Sherlock Holmes". silentera.com. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sherlock Holmes (1916 film). |
- Sherlock Holmes at the Internet Movie Database
- still portrait from the lost 1916 film Sherlock Holmes(*click and scroll to enlarge picture)