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The Dying Detective
Directed byMaurice Elvey
Written byWilliam J. Elliott (scenario)
Based on"The Adventure of the Dying Detective"
by Arthur Conan Doyle
Produced byJeffrey Bernerd
StarringSee below
CinematographyGermain Burger
Release date
1921
Running time
2 reels;[1] 2274 feet[2]
CountryUK
LanguageEnglish

The Dying Detective is a 1921 British short film directed by Maurice Elvey.[2] The film is the first in the Stoll Pictures' short film series The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.

Plot

The great detective Sherlock Holmes, near death after having contracted a rare and usually fatal Asiatic disease, is determined to solve one last murder case before he passes on.

Cast

References

  1. ^ Wlaschin, Ken (2009). Silent Mystery and Detective Movies: A Comprehensive Filmography. McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 9, 77. ISBN 978-0-7864-4350-5.
  2. ^ a b Barnes, Alan (2011). Sherlock Holmes on Screen. Titan Books. pp. 13–17. ISBN 9780857687760.

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Screen adaptations of Sherlock Holmes
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