The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1929 film) explained

The Return of Sherlock Holmes
Director:	Basil Dean
Producer:	Basil Dean
Starring:	Clive Brook H. Reeves-Smith Betty Lawford Charles Hay Phillips Holmes
Cinematography:	William O. Steiner
Editing:	Helene Turner
Studio:	Paramount Pictures
Distributor:	Paramount Pictures
Runtime:	71 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English

The Return of Sherlock Holmes is a 1929 American Pre-Code mystery film directed by Basil Dean and written by Arthur Conan Doyle, Basil Dean and Garrett Fort. The film shares its title with the third volume of the Sherlock Holmes stories, The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle. The film stars Clive Brook, H. Reeves-Smith, Betty Lawford, Charles Hay and Phillips Holmes. The film was released October 29, 1929, by Paramount Pictures. A copy is held at the Library of Congress.^[1]

Cast

• • Clive Brook as Sherlock Holmes H. Reeves-Smith as Dr. Watson
  • Betty Lawford as Mary Watson Charles Hay as Captain Longmore
• Phillips Holmes as Roger Longmore
  • Donald Crisp as Colonel Moran Harry T. Morey as Professor Moriarty
• Hubert Druce as Sergeant Gripper

Production

Shot at the Astoria Studios in New York, The Return of Sherlock Holmes was the first sound film to feature Sherlock Holmes.^{[2] [3]} A silent version of the film was also produced to accommodate theaters which did not feature sound.^[2]

See also

• List of early sound feature films (1926–1929)

Notes and References

1. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at the Library of Congress, by The American Film Institute, c.1978
2. Book: Bunson, Matthew. Matthew Bunson

   . Matthew Bunson . Encyclopedia Sherlockiana . 1997 . . 213 . 0-02-861679-0 .

3. Book: Conan Doyle. Sir Arthur. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Baring-Gould. William S.. William S. Baring-Gould . The Annotated Sherlock Holmes . 1979 . Clarkson N. Potter, Inc . 30 . 0517502917 .