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The Dying Detective

  • 19211921
  • 28m
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5.5/10
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Eille Norwood in The Dying Detective (1921)
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The great detective Sherlock Holmes, near death after having contracted a rare and usually fatal Asiatic disease, is determined to solve one last murder case before he passes on.The great detective Sherlock Holmes, near death after having contracted a rare and usually fatal Asiatic disease, is determined to solve one last murder case before he passes on.The great detective Sherlock Holmes, near death after having contracted a rare and usually fatal Asiatic disease, is determined to solve one last murder case before he passes on.
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
50
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Maurice Elvey
  • Writers
    • Arthur Conan Doyle(story)
    • William J. Elliott(scenario)
  • Stars
    • Eille Norwood
    • Hubert Willis
    • Cecil Humphreys
  • Director
    • Maurice Elvey
  • Writers
    • Arthur Conan Doyle(story)
    • William J. Elliott(scenario)
  • Stars
    • Eille Norwood
    • Hubert Willis
    • Cecil Humphreys
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    • 3User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Eille Norwood
    Eille Norwood
    • Sherlock Holmes
    Hubert Willis
    • Dr. John Watson
    Cecil Humphreys
    • Culverton Smith
    Joseph R. Tozer
    • His Servant
    • (as J.R. Tozer)
    Mme. d'Esterre
    • Mrs. Hudson
    • Director
      • Maurice Elvey
    • Writers
      • Arthur Conan Doyle(story)
      • William J. Elliott(scenario)
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    • Trivia
      Runtime for this short is 31 minutes.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1921)

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    5/10
    Lifeless
    Literal version of one of the lesser Holmes stories does not translate well to the silent screen. Although this team made a couple of dozen short Holmes movies in the early 1920s, they fail to demonstrate any real grasp of the character -- far too cerebral, alas, for so few words, and so not very good.
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    • boblipton
    • Oct 12, 2002

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    • Release date
      • June 25, 1922 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Languages
      • None
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Dying Detective
    • Production company
      • Stoll Picture Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      28 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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