The Man Who Disappeared (1951 film)

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The Man Who Disappeared
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GenreCrime
Horror
Mystery
Based on The Man with the Twisted Lip
by Arthur Conan Doyle
Directed byRichard M. Grey
Starring John Longden
Campbell Singer
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Producer Rudolph Cartier
Running time26 minutes [1]
Production companyDryer & Weenolsen Productions
Original release
ReleaseApril 1951 (1951-04)

The Man Who Disappeared (a.k.a. Sherlock Holmes: The Man Who Disappeared) is a 1951 British made-for-television mystery film directed by Richard M. Grey and starring John Longden as Sherlock Holmes and Campbell Singer as Dr. John H. Watson. [2] The movie is based on Arthur Conan Doyle's 1891 Sherlock Holmes story "The Man with the Twisted Lip". [1] It was the first British attempt to create a Sherlock Holmes television series. [2]

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Production

The initial plan was to make six, one-hour adaptations [3] but only one film was made and it was ultimately released cinematically. [3] It was filmed both on location in London and on various studio sets. [1]

Cast

Reception

The film was not well regarded upon release with one reviewer saying "This three-reeler is directed and acted in a most shoddy manor and the plot development moves at some points at the most startling speed." [4] Kinematograph described the direction as "uninspired" causing the film "to border on the burlesque." [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Barnes, Alan (2011). Sherlock Holmes on Screen. Titan Books. p. 111. ISBN   9780857687760.
  2. 1 2 3 Davies, David Stuart (2007). Starring Sherlock Holmes. Titan Books. pp. 73–74. ISBN   978-1845765378.
  3. 1 2 Haining, Peter (1994). The Television Sherlock Holmes. Virgin Books. p. 51. ISBN   0-86369-793-3.
  4. ↑ Davies, David Stuart (1978). Holmes of the Movies. Bramhall House. p.  105. ISBN   0-517-232790.
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