Sherlock Holmes (1916 film)
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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]
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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 |
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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]