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A Study in Scarlet (1933) [NR]

Release Date:
May 14, 1933

Original Title:
A Study in Scarlet

Alternate Titles:
Eine Studie in Rot
En studie i rött
Estudio en rojo
Sherlock Holmes - Eine Studie in Rot
Sherlock Holmes ja tulipunainen kirjain
Sherlock Holmes: A Study in Scarlet
Um Estudo Em Vermelho

Genres:
Crime | Mystery | Thriller

Production Companies:
Fox Film Corporation
K.B.S. Productions Inc.
Sono Art-World Wide Pictures

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
US: NR 

Runtime: 72

Overview from TheMovieDB

In London, a secret society led by lawyer Thaddeus Merrydew collects the assets of any of its deceased members and divides them among the remaining members. Society members start dropping like flies. Sherlock Holmes is approached by member James Murphy's widow, who is miffed at being left penniless by her husband. When Captain Pyke is shot, Holmes keys in on his mysterious Chinese widow as well as the shady Merrydew. Other members keep dying: Malcom Dearing first, then Mr. Baker. There is also an attempt on the life of young Eileen Forrester, who became a reluctant society member upon the death of her father. Holmes' uncanny observations and insights are put to the test.

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Production

Book:
Arthur Conan Doyle

Dialogue:
Reginald Owen

Director:
Edwin L. Marin

Director of Photography:
Arthur Edeson

Editor:
Rose Loewinger

Music:
Val Burton

Screenplay:
Robert Florey

Sound Engineer:
Hans Weeren

Supervising Film Editor:
Martin G. Cohn

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