Sherlock Holmes (1922)

Directed by

Albert Parker

Genre

drama film, silent film, crime film, mystery film

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

1h 25m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 25 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a silent film adaptation of a Sherlock Holmes play. John Barrymore plays the famous detective, while Gustav von Seyffertitz plays his nemesis Moriarty. It was considered lost for many years but was later restored.

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What happens

Sherlock Holmes (released as Moriarty in the UK) is a 1922 American silent mystery drama film starring John Barrymore as Sherlock Holmes, Roland Young as Dr. John Watson and Gustav von Seyffertitz as Moriarty. The movie, which features the screen debuts of both William Powell (credited as William H. Powell) and Roland Young, was directed by Albert Parker. It was written by Earle Browne and Marion Fairfax from the 1899 play by William Gillette and Arthur Conan Doyle based upon Doyle's characters, and was produced by Goldwyn Pictures Corporation. The film was considered lost for decades, but was rediscovered in the mid-1970s and restored by George Eastman House. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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