The Man Who Disappeared (1951 film)

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The Man Who Disappeared
GenreCrime
Horror
Mystery
Written bystory:
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]

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]

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References

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  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.
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