30 June 1916 Crime, Mystery 117 mins
When a couple of scammers hold young Alice Faulkner against her will to discover the whereabouts of letters whose dissemination could cause a scandal affecting the royal family, Sherlock Holmes decides to take over the case. (Considered lost, a copy was found in 2014, in the vaults of the Cinémathèque Française.)
Watch the official Sherlock Holmes 1916 trailer in HD below.
William Gillette as Sherlock Holmes
Ernest Maupain as Professor Moriarty
Marjorie Kay as Alice Faulkner
Edward Fielding as Dr. Watson
Stewart Robbins as Benjamin Forman
Hugh Thompson as Sir Edward Leighton
Ludwig Kreiss as Baron von Stalburg
Mario Majeroni as James Larrabee
William Postance as Sidney Prince
Chester Beery as Craigin
Fred Malatesta as 'Lightfoot' McTague
Grace Reals as Madge Larrabee
Leona Ball as Therese
Burford Hampden as Billy
Marian Skinner as A Suffragette
Edward Arnold as Moriarty Henchman In Striped Cap
United States 30 June 1916
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Score written for the 1916 film Sherlock Holmes starring William Gillette. Composed by Donald Sosin. More info at
Anthony Mann presents his Sherlock Holmes film in Kingston Ontario. This story aired on the program K-Town Source on TVCOGECO.
Score written for the 1916 film Sherlock Holmes starring William Gillette. Composed by Donald Sosin. More info at
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The story takes place in Monte Carlo, where the impoverished Julian proposes marriage to the wealthy Dora, only to be turned down by the girl's mercenary mother.
22 January 1916
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03 May 1916
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A young girl is kept ignorant of her mother by her aunt. After her aunt dies, the girl is used by crooks and arrested.
16 April 1916
Roscoe writes of his love and announces that he will call on Irene with the ring and ask her parents' consent to their marriage.
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