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The Red-Headed League
(1921) England
B&W : Two reels
Directed by Maurice Elvey

Cast: Eille Norwood [Sherlock Holmes], Hubert Willis [Doctor John Watson], Edward Arundell (Teddy Arundell) [Jabez Wilson], H. Townsend [Spaulding], Arthur Bell

Stoll Film Company, Limited, production; distributed by Stoll Film Company, Limited. / Scenario by William J. Elliott, from the short story “The Red-Headed League” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Cinematography by W. Germain Burger. Art direction by Walter W. Murton. Film editor, [?] Leslie Britain? / Film 5 of the 15 film (first) series “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” — all 15 released simultaneously in April 1921. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama: Mystery.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: (unknown)

Keywords: Authors: Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) - Characters: Sherlock Holmes - Law: Enforcement: Police: Detectives

Listing updated: 18 November 2012.

References: Butler-Cinema p. ?; Pohle-Holmes p. ? : Website-IMDb.