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Silver Blaze (Original title)Murder at the Baskervilles (Alternative title)
Date: 1937 (Release)

Country: United Kingdom

Directed by: Thomas Bentley

Synopsis: Sherlock Holmes solves a racehorse mystery story.

Genres:
Detective drama, Sport
Releases
Date: 1937Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 71 mins Length: 6358 FeetDialogue (original): English

Credits (16)
[Production Company]: Twickenham Film Studios Productions, Presents: Twickenham Film Distributors, Produced by: Julius Hagen, Asst. Director: Victor Trytel, Adaptation: H. Fowler Mear, From the story by: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Photography: Sydney Blythe, Film Editor: Alan Smith, Michael Chorlton, Settings: James A. Carter, Musical Direction: M. De Wolfe, Sound Recording: Leonard Scotchbrook, Sound Recording: Carlisle Mounteney, Recorded on: Visatone Sound Recording System, Produced at: Twickenham Film Studios
Cast (19)
Arthur Wontner (Sherlock Holmes), Lyn Harding (Professor Robert Moriarty), Ian Fleming (Dr Watson), John Turnbull (Inspector Lestrade), Robert Horton (Colonel Ross), Lawrence Grossmith (Sir Henry Baskerville), Judy Gunn (Diana Baskerville), Arthur Macrae (Jack Trevor), Arthur Goullet (Colonel Sebastian Moran), Martin Walker (James Straker), Eve Gray (Mrs Mary Straker), Gilbert Davis (Miles Stanford), Minnie Rayner (Mrs Hudson), D.J. Williams (Silas Brown), Ralph Truman (Bert Prince), Danny Green ([Barton, Moriarty's henchman]), Ronald Shiner ([Simpson, the jockey]), Syd Crossley ([Sam Silver, tout]), O.B. Clarence ([Milton])
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (3)
In: Kinematograph Weekly n1577 8 Jul 1937
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n1577 8 Jul 1937: no known title]Language: English

In: Monthly Film Bulletin v4 n43 July 1937  Page: 152
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v4 n43 July 1937: no known title]Article type: NoteLanguage: English

In: Today's Cinema v47 n3417 23 Sep 1936
Title: [Today's Cinema - v47 n3417 23 Sep 1936: no known title]Language: English


Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(2)
Film materials(2)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 5745 FeetStock date: 1937BFI identifier: C-155088
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film


Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 6153 FeetStock date: 1937BFI identifier: C-1585223
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film