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The Speckled Band (1931)

The Speckled Band poster
Directed by
Jack Raymond
Genre
drama film, crime film, romance film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman fears for her life after her sister dies under mysterious circumstances. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson look into the case.

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What happens

The Speckled Band is a 1931 British mystery film directed by Jack Raymond and starring Lyn Harding, Raymond Massey and Angela Baddeley. It is an adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle's original 1892 story "The Adventure of the Speckled Band" and the 1910 play he adapted from it, The Speckled Band. The film features Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson investigating the fears of a young woman and the suspicious death of her sister. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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