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A Study in Scarlet (1914 British film)

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A Study in Scarlet
Directed byGeorge Pearson
Written byArthur Conan Doyle (novel)
Harry Engholm
Produced byGeorge Pearson
G. B. Samuelson
StarringJames Bragington
CinematographyWalter Buckstone
Release date
  • 28 December 1914 (1914-12-28)
Running time
6 reels
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageSilent with English intertitles
Advertisement for the American film, with photos of Arthur Conan Doyle and Francis Ford as Holmes
Advertisement for the American version

A Study in Scarlet is a 1914 British silent drama film directed by George Pearson and starring James Bragington. It is based on the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle novel of the same name. It was the first film to feature the Sherlock Holmes character onscreen, but is now considered to be lost.[1][2] A film of the same name was released in the U.S. on the following day (29 December 1914). It was directed by and starred Francis Ford, with his younger brother John Ford playing Dr. Watson.

As of 2014, the film is missing from the BFI National Archive, and is listed as one of the British Film Institute's "75 Most Wanted" lost films.[3][4]

Cast

  • James Bragington as Sherlock Holmes
  • Fred Paul as Jefferson Hope
  • Agnes Glynne as Lucy Ferrier
  • Henry Paulo as John Ferrier
  • James Le Fre as Father
  • Winifred Pearson as Lucy, a Child

See also

References

  1. ^ "Silent Era: A Study in Scarlet". silentera. Archived from the original on 25 May 2001. Retrieved 21 June 2008.
  2. ^ "The Bioscope: A Study in Scarlet". bioscope. Retrieved 21 June 2008.
  3. ^ "A Study in Scarlet". British Film Institute.
  4. ^ "Sherlock Holmes film A Study in Scarlet from 1914 sought". BBC News. Retrieved 3 October 2014.