A Study in Scarlet (1914)

Directed by

Francis Ford

Genre

drama film, silent film, crime film, mystery film

Country

United States

Runtime

20 min

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A 1914 silent film adaptation of the first Sherlock Holmes novel. It follows the detective as he investigates a baffling crime in London.

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What happens

A Study in Scarlet is a 1914 American silent film directed by and starring Francis Ford as Sherlock Holmes. It is based on the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 1887 novel of the same name. It is believed that Ford's younger brother, John Ford, portrayed Dr. Watson. The film was released on 29 December 1914, one day after the release of the British film of the same name. It is considered a lost film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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