The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes
The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes is a 1935 British mystery film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and based on The Valley of Fear by Arthur Conan Doyle.
Plot summary
Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Wontner) and Dr. Watson (Ian Fleming) come out of retirement to investigate a mysterious murder. They find that an American criminal organization called The Scowrers has asked evil mastermind Professor Moriarty (Lyn Harding) to wreak vengeance on the informant (Leslie Perrins) who sent them to prison. Holmes outsmarts Moriarity, solves the murder, and brings Moriarty to justice.
Differences from novel
Cast
- Arthur Wontner as Sherlock Holmes
- Lyn Harding as Professor Moriarty
- Leslie Perrins as John Douglas
- Jane Carr as Ettie Douglas
- Ian Fleming as Dr. John H. Watson
- Charles Mortimer as Insp. Lestrade
- Minnie Rayner as Mrs. Hudson
- Michael Shepley as Cecil Barker
- Ben Welden as Ted Balding
- Roy Emerton as Boss McGinty
- Conway Dixon as Ames
- Wilfrid Caithness as Col. Sebastian Moran
- Edmund D'Alby as Capt. Marvin
- Ernest Lynds as Jacob Shafter