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05/11/1932 Drama, Mystery, Crime 1h 8m
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Conan Doyle's Master Detective

Overview

Moriarty is sentenced to death, and Sherlock Holmes prepares to retire to the country and marry his girl. But Moriarty has sworn that Holmes, Lt. Col. Gore-King of Scotland Yard, and his trial judge shall all be hanged too. When Moriarty escapes and proceeds to put his threat into operation, Holmes has to postpone his retirement.

  1. William K. Howard

    Director

  2. Bertram Millhauser

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Clive Brook

    Sherlock Holmes

  2. Miriam Jordan

    Alice Faulkner

  3. Ernest Torrence

    Professor James Moriarty

  4. Herbert Mundin

    George

  5. Reginald Owen

    Dr. Watson

  6. Alan Mowbray

    Colonel Gore-King

  7. C. Montague Shaw

    Judge

  8. Ivan F. Simpson

    Faulkner

  9. Roy D'Arcy

    Manuel Lopez (uncredited)

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-06-13
What's more interesting about this early "Sherlock Holmes" outing is the approach Clive Brook takes to the character. About to marry his fiancée "Alice" (Miriam Jordan) he is called out of retirement after the evil "Moriarty" (Ernest Torrance) escapes from the gallows and vows revenge on him and his Scotland Yard associate "Col. Gore King" (Alan Mowbray). This is very much a solo effort. Reginald Owen is "Dr. Watson", but unlike in almost every other iteration of this fictional sleuth, he plays little more than a bit part as "Holmes" engages in a life or death struggle with his foe. Howard Le...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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