A card cheat is threatened with exposure into joining a criminal. Sherlock holmes fatal hour 1931 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Sherlock holmes fatal hour 1931 with arthur wontner. I tried to make allowances for a 1931 movie, as i imagine fluid, mobile camerawork came shortly thereafter, and one can excuse the lack of camera movement or location shots. Arthur wontner ian fleming minnie rayner 1931 sherlock holmes arthur wontner and dr. Sherlock holmes fatal hour 1931 with arthur wontner youtube. It was very successful, running for over a month on broadway. Arthur wontner has his first film turn as the great detective in sherlock holmes fatal hour 1931, with ian fleming as watson.
This was the first of five pictures to feature arthur wontner as sherlock holmes, and the first of four to feature ian fleming not the author as dr. Epstein differentiates the absolute film with its geometrical abstraction. With arthur wontner, ian fleming, minnie rayner, leslie perrins. Moriarty, who threatens to expose ronalds gambling. Sherlock holmes fatal hour 1931 out of 4 british film was originally released under the title of the sleeping cardinal but was renamed in the u. The latest triumph of sherlock holmes uk 1909 france. Sherlock holmes fatal hour 1931 with arthur wontner as sherlock holmes. We are hardly able to get through one waking hour without facing. Sherlock holmes fatal hour the sleeping cardinal public. It was very successful, running for over a month on broadway, which was unprecidented for a british produced programmer. The sleeping cardinal 1931 uk arthur wontner ian fleming twickenham sherlock holmess fatal hour usa. The film has a man shot dead in a bank yet no money was stolen and there appears to be no witnesses, no suspects and no real clues as to what happened. Based on the adventure of the empty house 1903 and the. Bosanski deutsch francais portugues srpskohrvatski.
The sleeping cardinal, also known as sherlock holmes fatal hour in the united states, is a 1931. Sherlock holmes fatal hour 1931 part 1 of 6 youtube. Director leslie hiscott and cinematographers sydney blythe and william luff get some nice protonoir compositions into the first and last reels, but in between its a very claustrophobic movie that seems to take place entirely indoors, either in the home of ronald adair or in sherlock holmes and dr. The hound of the baskervilles 1931 uk robert rendel frederick lloyd. The reasoning of sherlock holmes is also directed to inferring, from.
Watson return to look into the case of an english foreign office diplomat ronnie adair, who seems to be under pressure because of large gambling debts and a meeting with the mysterious scarlet cardinal. Also known as the sleeping cardinal, this was the first of five pictures to star arthur wonter as sherlock holmes, and the first of four to feature ian fleming not the author as dr. Sherlock holmes dressed to kill 1946 basil rathbone. Watch sherlock holmes fatal hour online 1931 movie yidio. Reviews hailed the film for bringing the real sherlock holmes to the screen. Sherlock holmes fatal hour 1931 young foreign diplomat ronald adair leslie perrins becomes the blackmailed pawn of devious criminal dr. Watch sherlock holmes fatal hour add to watchlist legendary detective sherlock holmes and his assistant dr. Fatal hour, dvd, manufactured on demand, mystery suspense, 644827425525. Its nice that this film exists, but as it stands its a major disappointment. Wontner played holmes on screen from 1931 to 1937 in the sleeping cardinal also known as sherlock holmes fatal hour, the sign of four, the missing rembrandt, the. Sherlock holmes fatal hour marked the first of five appearances by arthur wontner in the role of holmes. Based on two conan doyle stories, the final problem and the empty house, the story begins.
It was very success, running for over a month on broadway, which was unprecedented for a british produced movie. You can watch recordings anytime, anywhere with your cloud dvr. That may not be what the producer and director of sherlock holmes fatal hour had in mind, but thats what this picture is in essence. Released 1931, sherlock holmes fatal hour stars arthur wontner, ian fleming, minnie rayner, leslie perrins the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 23 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Watson jan fleming must protect a young diplomat leslie perrins from a criminal mastermind.
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