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Sherlock Holmes 1916 Directed by Arthur Berthelet

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.)

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language No Language
Release Date 30 June 1916
117 mins
Cast
William Gillette Sherlock Holmes
Ernest Maupain Professor Moriarty
Marjorie Kay Alice Faulkner
Edward Fielding Dr. Watson
Stewart Robbins Benjamin Forman
Hugh Thompson Sir Edward Leighton
Ludwig Kreiss Baron von Stalburg
Mario Majeroni James Larrabee
William Postance Sidney Prince
Fred Malatesta 'Lightfoot' McTague
Grace Reals Madge Larrabee
Leona Ball Therese
Marian Skinner A Suffragette
Edward Arnold Moriarty Henchman In Striped Cap
Frank Hamilton Tim Leary