The Sign of Four (1923 film)
| The Sign of Four | |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Sign of Four is a 1923 British silent mystery film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Eille Norwood, Isobel Elsom and Fred Raynham.[3] The film is based on the 1890 novel The Sign of the Four by Arthur Conan Doyle, and was one of a series of Sherlock Holmes films starring Norwood.
Premise
Holmes and Watson are called in to investigate a strange murder in South London which appears to have its roots in events in India some years before.
Production
Previous Watson performer
The Valley of Fear.[2]
The climactic chase on the
Thames was shot on location.[2]
Cast
- Eille Norwood - Sherlock Holmes
- Mary Morstan
- Fred Raynham - Prince Abdullah Khan
- Arthur M. Cullin - Doctor John Watson
- Norman Page - Jonathan Small
- Humberston Wright - Doctor Sholto
- Henry Wilson - Pygmy
- Madame d'Esterre - Mrs Hudson
- Arthur Bell - Inspector Athelney Jones
See also
References
- ISBN 978-0-7864-4350-5.
- ^ ISBN 9780857687760.
- ^ BFI Database entry
External links
- The Sign of Four at IMDb
