Sherlock Holmes (1916)
With William Gillette, Ernest Maupain, Edward Fielding, Mario Majeroni, Fred Malatesta, Marjorie Kay
Directed by Arthur Berthelet
Sherlock Holmes is a 1916 American 7-reel silent film starring William Gillette as Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes. Directed by Arthur Berthelet, it was produced by Essanay Studios in Chicago. 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.
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