The Man with the Twisted Lip
Holmes (right) and Watson
Directed byMaurice Elvey
Written byWilliam J. Elliott
Based on"The Man with the Twisted Lip" by Arthur Conan Doyle
Produced byJeffrey Bernerd
StarringSee below
CinematographyGermain Burger
Production
company
Distributed byStoll Picture Productions (UK)
Release date
1921
Running time
2 reels;[1] 2411 feet[2]
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageSilent with English titles

The Man with the Twisted Lip is a 1921 British short silent film directed by Maurice Elvey.[3] It is the eighth film in Stoll's Adventures of Sherlock Holmes series starring Eille Norwood as the detective.[4]

Plot summary

Sherlock Holmes discovers that the case of the Mrs. Neville St. Clair's missing husband may be connected to a disfigured beggar from Piccadilly Circus, known as "the man with the twisted lip".

Cast

See also

References

  1. ^ Wlaschin, Ken (2009). Silent Mystery and Detective Movies: A Comprehensive Filmography. McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 9, 134–135. ISBN 978-0-7864-4350-5.
  2. ^ Barnes, Alan (2011). Sherlock Holmes on Screen. Titan Books. pp. 13–17. ISBN 9780857687760.
  3. ^ "The Man with the Twisted Lip (1921)". BFI. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013.
  4. ^ "The Man with the Twisted Lip (movie 1921)". arthur-conan-doyle.com.

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Screen adaptations of Sherlock Holmes
Films directed by Maurice Elvey
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