| Sherlock Holmes | |
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| Directed by | Arthur Berthelet William Postance (assistant director) |
| Written by | H. S. Sheldon (scenario) |
| Based on | Sherlock Holmes by William Gillette Characters by Arthur Conan Doyle |
| Starring | William Gillette Edward Fielding Ernest Maupain |
| Distributed by | Essanay Studios |
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Running time | 116 mins (7 reels) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
| Budget | $19,000 |
Sherlock Holmes is a 1916 American silent film starring William Gillette as Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes. Directed by Arthur Berthelet, it was produced by Essanay Studios in Chicago.[1] The screenplay was adapted from the 1899 stage play of the same name, which in turn was based on the stories, "A Scandal in Bohemia," "The Final Problem," and A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle.[2]
All surviving prints of the 1916 film Sherlock Holmes were once thought to be lost.[3] However, on October 1, 2014, it was announced that a copy had been discovered in a film archive in France.[4]
- ^ "Sherlock Holmes (1916)". The Progressive Silent Film List.
- ^ Pulver, Andrew; Willsher, Kim (October 2, 2014). "'Holy grail' of Sherlock Holmes films discovered at Cinémathèque Française". The Guardian. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
- ^ Barnes, Alan (2011). Sherlock Holmes on Screen. Titan Books. p. 175. ISBN 9780857687760.
- ^ "Lost and FOUND! Sherlock Holmes: 100-years-lost film found at Cinémathèque Française". San Francisco Silent Film Festival. Archived from the original on May 8, 2015.