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A Study in Scarlet(1933)
Status: Released
Date: 1933-05-14
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29 Votes
Time: 1h 12m
Overview:
In London, a secret society led by lawyer Thaddeus Merrydew collects the assets of any of its deceased members and divides them among the remaining members. Society members start dropping like flies. Sherlock Holmes is approached by member James Murphy's widow, who is miffed at being left penniless by her husband. When Captain Pyke is shot, Holmes keys in on his mysterious Chinese widow as well as the shady Merrydew. Other members keep dying: Malcom Dearing first, then Mr. Baker. There is also an attempt on the life of young Eileen Forrester, who became a reluctant society member upon the death of her father. Holmes' uncanny observations and insights are put to the test.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
K.B.S. Productions Inc.
Sono Art-World Wide Pictures
Movie: A Study in Scarlet
Top 10 Billed Cast
Reginald Owen
Sherlock Holmes
Anna May Wong
Mrs. Pyke
Alan Mowbray
Lestrade
Warburton Gamble
Dr. Watson
June Clyde
Eileen Forrester
John Warburton
John Stanford
Doris Lloyd
Mrs. Annabel Mary Murphy
J.M. Kerrigan
Jabez Wilson
Alan Dinehart
Merrydew
Billy Bevan
Will Swallow
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In London, a secret society led by lawyer Thaddeus Merrydew collects the assets of any of its deceased members and divides them among the remaining members. Society members start dropping like flies. Sherlock Holmes is approached by member James Murphy's widow, who is miffed at being left penniless by her husband. When Captain Pyke is shot, Holmes keys in on his mysterious Chinese widow as well as the shady Merrydew. Other members keep dying: Malcom Dearing first, then Mr. Baker. There is also an attempt on the life of young Eileen Forrester, who became a reluctant society member upon the death of her father. Holmes' uncanny observations and insights are put to the test.
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1933-05-14
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