| The Dying Detective | |
| Director: | Maurice Elvey |
| Producer: | Jeffrey Bernerd |
| Starring: | See below |
| Cinematography: | Germain Burger |
| Runtime: | 2 reels;[1] 2274 feet |
| Country: | UK |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
. Alan Barnes (writer) . Sherlock Holmes on Screen . 2011 . Titan Books. 13–17 . 9780857687760 .