The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (1935)

Holmes, retired to Sussex, is drawn into a last case when.arch enemy Moriarty arranges with an American gang to kill one John Douglas, a country gentleman with a mysterious past. Holmes' ... See full summary »

Director:

Leslie S. Hiscott

Writers:

Arthur Conan Doyle (novel), H. Fowler Mear (adaptation),

Stars:

Arthur Wontner, Lyn Harding, Leslie Perrins

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Arthur Wontner	...	Sherlock Holmes
Lyn Harding	...	Prof. Moriarty
Leslie Perrins	...	John Douglas
Jane Carr	...	Ettie Douglas
Ian Fleming	...	Dr. John H. Watson
Charles Mortimer	...	Insp. Lestrade
Minnie Rayner	...	Mrs. Hudson
Michael Shepley	...	Cecil Barker
Ben Welden	...	Ted Balding
Roy Emerton	...	Boss McGinty
Conway Dixon	...	Ames
Wilfrid Caithness	...	Col. Sebastian Moran
Edmund D'Alby	...	Capt. Marvin
Ernest Lynds	...	Jacob Shafter

Storyline

Holmes, retired to Sussex, is drawn into a last case when.arch enemy Moriarty arranges with an American gang to kill one John Douglas, a country gentleman with a mysterious past. Holmes' methods baffle Watson and Lestrade, but his results astonish them. In a long flashback, the victim's wife tells the story of the sinister Vermissa Valley.

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Plot Keywords:

moriarty | evil man | professor moriarty | sherlock holmes | doctor watson | 

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Genres:

Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

February 1935 (UK)

Also Known As:

O thriamvos tou Sherlock Holmes

Company Credits

Production Co:

Real Art Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min 78 min (Ontario)

Sound Mix:

Mono (Visatone Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This movie is based on the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle novel The Valley of Fear, and the name appears as a title reference in the movie itself. For the movie, Mr. Douglas' wives were combined into one character; in the novel, he married another woman, Ivy, after Effie died of scarlet fever.

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Quotes

Lestrade: On the way I'll tell you all I know.
Holmes: We're not going very far then, are we?

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Connections

Referenced in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)

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Soundtracks

"Sinister Moments"
(uncredited)
Music by W.L. Trytel
Sylvester Music Ltd

User Reviews

The Real Sherlock Holmes

An excellent Holmes story that benefits greatly by going directly to the source (mainly Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Valley Of Fear") and not only sticking pretty much to the original plot but also using a lot of the great dialog that Doyle wrote for Holmes. The problem with translating Sherlock Holmes to the screen (or writing new Holmes stories in full-length novel form) is that Doyle's original creation was such a brilliant detective he solved most mysteries almost instantly. Therefore, the short story was the best medium in which to present his adventures. If a story has to be stretched out to novel or feature film length, some other means had to be found to fill out the time and pages. Thus, beginning with Basil Rathbone (or maybe even earlier with William Gillette's original play), Sherlock Holmes became an action hero rather than a thinker. Arthur Wotner's Holmes and the script of "Triumph" retains the original essence of "the best and wisest man I have ever known" and shows us that he can delight and thrill us even more by seeing him as he was intended to be seen.