Sherlock Holmes (1932)

Moriarty is sentenced to death, and Sherlock Holmes prepares to retire to the country and marry his girl (sic). But Moriarty has sworn that Holmes, Lt-Col Gore-King of Scotland Yard, and ... See full summary »

Director:

William K. Howard

Writers:

William Gillette (play), Bertram Millhauser,

Stars:

Clive Brook, Miriam Jordan, Ernest Torrence

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Clive Brook	...	Sherlock Holmes
Miriam Jordan	...	Alice Faulkner
Ernest Torrence	...	Professor James Moriarty
Herbert Mundin	...	George
Reginald Owen	...	Dr. Watson
Howard Leeds	...	Little Billy
Alan Mowbray	...	Colonel Gore-King
C. Montague Shaw	...	Judge
Frank Atkinson	...	Man in Pub
Ivan F. Simpson	...	Faulkner
Stanley Fields	...	Tony Ardetti

Storyline

Moriarty is sentenced to death, and Sherlock Holmes prepares to retire to the country and marry his girl (sic). But Moriarty has sworn that Holmes, Lt-Col Gore-King of Scotland Yard, and his trial judge shall all be hanged too. When Moriarty escapes and proceeds to put his threat into operation, Holmes has to postpone his retirement.

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Plot Keywords:

sherlock holmes | old bailey | detective | based on play | character name in title

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 November 1932 (USA)

Also Known As:

Una aventura de Sherlock Holmes

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fox Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

68 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The audio disks from this movie are not known to survive, but since the film was recorded on Movietone, sound on film, this is not a problem.

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Connections

Version of Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1905)

User Reviews

Elementary

One of the earliest Sherlock Holmes films this is interesting if only for the fact that Holmes is about to get married as the film opens and even dons drag part way through. It may be best not to reflect too much on his relationship with Billy, the Canadian boy who Holmes is training in the arts of criminology. Dr Watson is relegated to an occasional appearance and the arch-villain Moriarty is played with a heavy leering menace that doesn't quite fit with the books. But there's not a lot here that does fit with the books although that does not necessarily detract. The impressive opening, with Moriarty cast in shadows as he proceeds to and from the courtroom for sentencing, sets an appropriate atmosphere which holds throughout. Not a great Sherlock Holmes by any stretch of the imagination, but an interesting example.