

Sherlock Holmes
1916-06-30 · 117 min · ★ 6.3
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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- Directors
- Arthur Berthelet
- Production companies
- The Essanay Film Manufacturing Company
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
William GilletteSherlock Holmes
Ernest MaupainProfessor Moriarty
Edward FieldingDr. Watson
Hugh ThompsonSir Edward Leighton
Fred Malatesta'Lightfoot' McTague
Grace RealsMadge Larrabee
Edward ArnoldMoriarty Henchman In Striped CapTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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