Synopsis
A card cheat is threatened with exposure into joining a criminal enterprise that Sherlock Holmes believes is controlled by Professor Moriarity.
Movie Information
- Director
- Leslie S. Hiscott
- Writers
- Cyril Twyford
- Release Year
- 1931
- Runtime
- 84 minutes
- Genre
- Mystery, Crime
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 5.5 / 10 (16 votes)
Top Cast
Arthur Wontner
Sherlock Holmes
Ian Fleming
Dr. John Watson
Minnie Rayner
Mrs. Hudson
Leslie Perrins
Ronald Adair
Jane Welsh
Kathleen Adair
Norman McKinnel
Prof. Robert Moriarty / Col. Henslowe
William Fazan
Thomas Fisher
Sydney King
Tony Rutherford
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