A Study In Scarlet

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A Study In Scarlet

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14 May 1933

Description

In London, a secret society led by lawyer Thaddeus Merrydew collects the assets of any of its deceased members and divides them among the remaining members. Society members start dropping like flies. Sherlock Holmes is approached by member James Murphy’s widow, who is miffed at being left penniless by her husband. When Captain Pyke is shot, Holmes keys in on his mysterious Chinese widow as well as the shady Merrydew. Other members keep dying: Malcom Dearing first, then Mr. Baker. There is also an attempt on the life of young Eileen Forrester, who became a reluctant society member upon the death of her father. Holmes’ uncanny observations and insights are put to the test.

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Cast

  • Reginald Owen Sherlock Holmes
  • Anna May Wong Mrs. Pyke
  • June Clyde Eileen Forrester
  • J. M. Kerrigan Jabez Wilson
  • Wyndham Standing Captain Pyke
  • Halliwell Hobbes Malcolm Dearing
  • Alan Mowbray Lastrade, Inspector Lestrade
  • Doris Lloyd Mrs. Murphy
  • Billy Bevan Will Swallow
  • Leila Bennett Daffy Dolly
  • Tempe Pigott Mrs. Hudson
  • Warburton Gamble Dr. Watson
  • Alan Dinehart Allan Dinehart, Thaddeus Merrydew
  • John Warburton John Stanford
  • Hobart Cavanaugh Thompson
  • Olaf Hytten Merrydew's Butler
  • Tetsu Komai Ah Yet
  • Cecil Reynolds William Baker
  • J.M. Kerrigan Jabez Wilson

Director

  • Edwin L. Marin

Screenwriter

  • Robert Florey
  • Reginald Owen
  • Arthur Conan Doyle

Director of Photography

  • Arthur Edeson

Composer

  • Hans Weeren
  • Val Burton

Producer

  • Samuel Bischoff