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The Sign of Four
The Sign of Four
	Film poster
Directed by	Maurice Elvey
Written by	Maurice Elvey
Based on	The Sign of Four; by Arthur Conan Doyle
Produced by	Jeffrey Bernerd
Starring	Eille Norwood; Isobel Elsom; Arthur M. Cullin
Production; company	Stoll Pictures
Distributed by	Stoll Pictures (UK) ; UFA (Germany)
Release date	1923;
Running time	7 reels; 6750 feet
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

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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

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

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

Eille Norwood - Sherlock Holmes
Isobel Elsom - Mary Morstan
Fred Raynham - Prince Abdullah Khan
Arthur M. Cullin - Doctor John Watson
Norman Page - Jonathan Small
Humberston Wright - Doctor Sholto
Henry Wilson - Pygmy
Madame d'Esterre - Mrs Hudson
Arthur Bell - Inspector Athelney Jones

References

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

External links

The Sign of Four at IMDb

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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.

[barnes-2] Barnes, Alan (2011). Sherlock Holmes on Screen. Titan Books. pp. 235–236. ISBN 9780857687760.

[3] BFI Database entry

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