Silver Blaze (1937 film)
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Directed by | Thomas Bentley |
Written by | Arthur Conan Doyle (story "The Adventure of Silver Blaze") H. Fowler Mear (adaptation) Arthur Macrae |
Produced by | Julius Hagen |
Starring | Arthur Wontner Ian Fleming |
Cinematography | Sydney Blythe William Luff |
Edited by | Michael C. Chorlton Alan Smith |
Music by | H. Baynton Power |
Distributed by | Associated British Picture Corporation |
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Running time | 71 minutes USA: 65 minutes (TCM print) |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Silver Blaze is a 1937 British, black-and-white crime and mystery film, based loosely on
It is the last film in the 1931–1937 film series starring Wontner as Sherlock Holmes.[3]
Synopsis
In the 1930s, Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Wontner) takes a holiday by visiting his old friend, Sir Henry Baskerville (Lawrence Grossmith). Holmes' vacation ends when he and Watson suddenly find themselves in the middle of a double-murder mystery; they must find Professor Robert Moriarty (Lyn Harding) and Silver Blaze before the horse race, and bring the criminals to justice.
Cast
- Arthur Wontner as Sherlock Holmes
- Ian Fleming as Dr. Watson
- Lyn Harding as Professor Moriarty
- John Turnbull as Inspector Lestrade
- Robert Horton as Col. Ross
- Sir Henry Baskerville
- Judy Gunn as Diana Baskerville
- Arthur Macrae as Jack Trevor
- Sebastian Moran
- Martin Walker as James Straker
- Eve Gray as Mrs. Mary Straker
- Gilbert Davis as Miles Stanford
- Minnie Rayner as Mrs. Hudson
- D. J. Williams as Silas Brown
- Ralph Truman as Bert Prince
- Ronald Shiner as Simpson the Stable Boy / Jockey (uncredited)
Critical reception
In a retrospective review, TV Guide wrote that the film "suffers from too slight a plot stretched out to feature length. Wontner is good in his final portrayal of the great detective, and the film does have some interesting moments; but on the whole this is lackluster Holmes, an all too elementary case."[2]
References
- ^ "Silver Blaze". BFI. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.
- ^ a b "Murder At The Baskervilles". TV Guide.
- ISBN 9780857687760.
External links
- Silver Blaze at IMDb
- Silver Blaze at AllMovie
- Silver Blaze at the TCM Movie Database
- Silver Blaze at the better source needed]
- Silver Blaze as Murder at the Baskervilles available for free download at Internet Archive