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{{short description|1923 film}}
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| name = The Sign of Four
| name = The Sign of Four
| image = "The_Sign_of_Four"_(1923_film).jpg
| image = "The_Sign_of_Four"_(1923_film).jpg
| caption =
| caption = Film poster
| director = [[Maurice Elvey]]
| director = [[Maurice Elvey]]
| producer =
| producer = Jeffrey Bernerd
| writer = Maurice Elvey
| writer = Maurice Elvey
| based_on = {{based on|''The Sign of Four''|[[Arthur Conan Doyle]]}}
| based_on = {{based on|''[[The Sign of Four]]''|[[Arthur Conan Doyle]]}}
| starring = [[Eille Norwood]]<br />[[Isobel Elsom]]<br />[[Arthur M. Cullin]]
| starring = [[Eille Norwood]]<br />[[Isobel Elsom]]<br />[[Arthur M. Cullin]]
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| studio = [[Stoll Pictures]]
| studio = [[Stoll Pictures]]
| distributor = Stoll Pictures (UK) <br> [[Universum Film AG|UFA]] (Germany)
| distributor = Stoll Pictures (UK) <br> [[Universum Film AG|UFA]] (Germany)
| released = 1923
| released = {{Film date|1923}}
| runtime = 7 [[film reel|reels]];<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oJYZDgAAQBAJ |title=Silent Mystery and Detective Movies: A Comprehensive Filmography |last=Wlaschin |first=Ken |page=206 |year=2009 |publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc. |isbn=978-0-7864-4350-5}}</ref> 6750 feet<ref name="barnes"/>
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| country = United Kingdom
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| language = English
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==Production==
==Production==
Previous Watson performer [[Hubert Willis]] was replaced by [[Arthur M. Cullin]] in the role as director Maurice Elvey felt that Willis was too old to woo the much younger [[Isobel Elsom]] as Mary Morstan.<ref name="barnes">{{cite book |last=Barnes|first=Alan| authorlink=Alan Barnes (writer) |title=Sherlock Holmes on Screen |year=2011 |publisher=[[Titan Books]]|pages=235–236 |ISBN=9780857687760 }}</ref> Norwood was unimpressed with Cullin in the role<ref name="barnes"/> although Cullin brought previous experience having played Watson to [[Harry Arthur Saintsbury|H. A. Saintsbury's]] Holmes in ''[[The Valley of Fear (1916 film)|The Valley of Fear]]''<ref name="barnes"/>
Previous Watson performer [[Hubert Willis]] was replaced by [[Arthur M. Cullin]] in the role as director Maurice Elvey felt that Willis was too old to woo the much younger [[Isobel Elsom]] as Mary Morstan.<ref name="barnes">{{cite book |last=Barnes|first=Alan| author-link=Alan Barnes (writer) |title=Sherlock Holmes on Screen |year=2011 |publisher=[[Titan Books]]|pages=235–236 |ISBN=9780857687760 }}</ref> Norwood was unimpressed with Cullin in the role<ref name="barnes"/> although Cullin brought previous experience having played Watson to [[Harry Arthur Saintsbury|H. A. Saintsbury's]] Holmes in ''[[The Valley of Fear (1916 film)|The Valley of Fear]]''.<ref name="barnes"/>


The climactic chase on the [[Thames]] was shot on location.<ref name="barnes"/>
The climactic chase on the [[Thames]] was shot on location.<ref name="barnes"/>
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* [[Humberston Wright]] - Doctor Sholto
* [[Humberston Wright]] - Doctor Sholto
* Henry Wilson - Pygmy
* Henry Wilson - Pygmy
* Madame d'Esterre - Mrs Hudson
* Madame d'Esterre - [[Mrs Hudson]]
* Arthur Bell - [[Inspector Athelney Jones]]
* Arthur Bell - [[Inspector Athelney Jones]]


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==External links==
==External links==
*{{imdb title|0014468}}
*{{IMDb title|0014468}}


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Latest revision as of 22:01, 6 October 2024

The Sign of Four
Film poster
Directed byMaurice Elvey
Written byMaurice Elvey
Based onThe Sign of Four
by Arthur Conan Doyle
Produced byJeffrey Bernerd
StarringEille Norwood
Isobel Elsom
Arthur M. Cullin
Production
company
Distributed byStoll Pictures (UK)
UFA (Germany)
Release date
  • 1923 (1923)
Running time
7 reels;[1] 6750 feet[2]
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Sign of Four is a 1923 British silent mystery film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Eille Norwood, Isobel Elsom and Fred Raynham.[3] The film is based on the 1890 novel The Sign of the Four by Arthur Conan Doyle, and was one of a series of Sherlock Holmes films starring Norwood.

Premise

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Holmes and Watson are called in to investigate a strange murder in South London which appears to have its roots in events in India some years before.

Production

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Previous Watson performer Hubert Willis was replaced by Arthur M. Cullin in the role as director Maurice Elvey felt that Willis was too old to woo the much younger Isobel Elsom as Mary Morstan.[2] Norwood was unimpressed with Cullin in the role[2] although Cullin brought previous experience having played Watson to H. A. Saintsbury's Holmes in The Valley of Fear.[2]

The climactic chase on the Thames was shot on location.[2]

Cast

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Wlaschin, Ken (2009). Silent Mystery and Detective Movies: A Comprehensive Filmography. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 206. ISBN 978-0-7864-4350-5.
  2. ^ a b c d e Barnes, Alan (2011). Sherlock Holmes on Screen. Titan Books. pp. 235–236. ISBN 9780857687760.
  3. ^ BFI Database entry
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