The Man with the Twisted Lip (film)

The Man with the Twisted Lip
Holmes (right) and Watson
Directed by	Maurice Elvey
Written by	William J. Elliott
Based on	"The Man with the Twisted Lip" by Arthur Conan Doyle
Produced by	Jeffrey Bernerd
Starring	See below
Cinematography	Germain Burger
Production company	Stoll Picture Productions
Distributed by	Stoll Picture Productions (UK)
Release date	1921 (1921)
Running time	2 reels; [1] 2411 feet [2]
Country	United Kingdom
Language	Silent 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]

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

• Eille Norwood as Sherlock Holmes
• Hubert Willis as Dr. John Watson
• Robert Vallis as Neville St. Clair
• Paulette del Baye as Mrs. Nellie St. Clair
• Madame d'Esterre as Mrs. Hudson

See also

• Sherlock Holmes (Stoll film series)

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.

External links

• The Man with the Twisted Lip at IMDb