| Genre: | Crime Horror Mystery |
| Director: | Richard M. Grey |
| Producer: | Rudolph Cartier |
| Starring: | John Longden Campbell Singer |
| Runtime: | 26 minutes |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
The Man Who Disappeared (a.k.a. Sherlock Holmes: The Man Who Disappeared) is a 1951 British made-for-television mystery film directed by Richard M. Grey and starring John Longden as Sherlock Holmes and Campbell Singer as Dr. John H. Watson.[1] The movie is based on Arthur Conan Doyle's 1891 Sherlock Holmes story "The Man with the Twisted Lip".[2] It was the first British attempt to create a Sherlock Holmes television series.[1]
The initial plan was to make six, one-hour adaptations[3] but only one film was made and it was ultimately released cinematically.[3] It was filmed both on location in London and on various studio sets.[2]
The film was not well regarded upon release with one reviewer saying "This three-reeler is directed and acted in a most shoddy manor and the plot development moves at some points at the most startling speed."[4] Kinematograph described the direction as "uninspired" causing the film "to border on the burlesque."[1]
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