Sherlock Holmes

1932 PG-13 1h 8m

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Moriarty is sentenced to death, and Sherlock Holmes prepares to retire to the country and marry his girl. But Moriarty has sworn that Holmes, Lt. Col. Gore-King of Scotland Yard, and his trial judge shall all be hanged too. When Moriarty escapes and proceeds to put his threat into operation, Holmes has to postpone his retirement.

Director William K. Howard

Writers

Bertram Millhauser William Gillette Arthur Conan Doyle

Stars

Clive Brook Miriam Jordan Ernest Torrence

Professor James Moriarty

Manuel Lopez (uncredited)

John George

Bird Shop Thug (uncredited)

Brandon Hurst

Secretary to Erskine (uncredited)

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Geronimo1967 13 Jun 2022

6/10

What's more interesting about this early "Sherlock Holmes" outing is the approach Clive Brook takes to the character. About to marry his fiancée "Alice" (Miriam Jordan) he is called out of retirement after the evil "Moriarty" (Ernest Torrance) escapes from the gallows and vows revenge on him and his Scotland Yard associate "Col. Gore King" (Alan Mowbray). This is very much a solo effort. Reginald ...