The Man with the Twisted Lip (film)

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The Man with the Twisted Lip
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Holmes (right) and Watson
Directed by Maurice Elvey
Written byWilliam J. Elliott
Based on"The Man with the Twisted Lip" by Arthur Conan Doyle
Produced byJeffrey Bernerd
StarringSee below
Cinematography Germain Burger
Production
company
Distributed byStoll Picture Productions (UK)
Release date
  • 1921 (1921)
Running time
2 reels; [1] 2411 feet [2]
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageSilent with English titles

The Man with the Twisted Lip is a 1921 British short silent film directed by Maurice Elvey. [3] It is the eighth film in Stoll's Adventures of Sherlock Holmes series starring Eille Norwood as the detective. [4]

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Plot summary

Sherlock Holmes discovers that the case of the Mrs. Neville St. Clair's missing husband may be connected to a disfigured beggar from Piccadilly Circus, known as "the man with the twisted lip".

Cast

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References

  1. Wlaschin, Ken (2009). Silent Mystery and Detective Movies: A Comprehensive Filmography. McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 9, 134–135. ISBN   978-0-7864-4350-5.
  2. Barnes, Alan (2011). Sherlock Holmes on Screen. Titan Books. pp. 13–17. ISBN   9780857687760.
  3. "The Man with the Twisted Lip (1921)". BFI. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013.
  4. "The Man with the Twisted Lip (movie 1921)". arthur-conan-doyle.com.