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Film

A Study in Scarlet

Based On the book by Arthur Conan Doyle

A Study in Scarlet is a 1914 British silent drama film directed by George Pearson and starring James Bragington, making him the first English actor to portray Holmes on film. It is based on the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 1887 novel of the same name and is considered to be lost. An American film of the same name was released in the U.S. on the following day, 29 December 1914. As of 2014, the film is missing from the BFI National Archive, and is listed as one of the British Film Institute's "75 Most Wanted" lost films.

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Release date:
1914
Genre:
Drama, Silent
Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English

Book vs Film

Cover of A Study in Scarlet
The Book · 1887

A Study in Scarlet

Arthur Conan Doyle

Poster for A Study in Scarlet
The Film · 1914

A Study in Scarlet

George William Pearson

★ 6.7 / 10 28 votes · IMDb

Reached the screen 27 years after publication.

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