A Study in Scarlet (England, 1914)

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Movie
Original title A Study in Scarlet
Country of production United Kingdom
original language English
Publishing year 1914
Rod
Director George Pearson
script Harry Engholm
production George Pearson
George Berthold Samuelson
camera Walter Buckstone
occupation

A Study in Scarlet is a 1914 British feature film directed by George Pearson . The film ran on six rolls .

action

Holmes investigates a murder on an 1850 Mormon trek .

background

The actor who played Sherlock Holmes was James Bragington, who was an accountant for producer Samuelson and had no acting experience. It was his only film appearance.

Others

A film of the same name was released the following day (December 29, 1914). Directed by Francis Ford , who also played Sherlock Holmes in the film, his younger brother John Ford played Dr. Watson.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Synopsis at bfi.org.uk. Retrieved September 8, 2013
  2. ^ Holmes Miscellany ( Memento of February 12, 2008 in the Internet Archive ). Retrieved September 8, 2013.