A Study in Scarlet (1933) - Sherlock Holmes

A Study in Scarlet is a 1933 American pre-Code mystery thriller film directed by Edwin L. Marin and starring Reginald Owen as Sherlock Holmes and Anna May Wong as Mrs. Pyke. The title is taken from Arthur Conan Doyle's 1887 novel of the same name, the first in the Holmes series, but the screenplay by Robert Florey was original.

Plot
London, present day. The body of Mr. Murphy is found dead on a train, apparently from natural causes but, in fact, murdered.

A secret society holds a meeting in Limehouse, chaired by lawyer Thaddeus Merrydew. He reports Murphy's death, which follows the recent death of fellow member Colonel Forrester, whose daughter Eileen for unexplained reasons inherits her father's membership. Merrydew explains that the financial interest in the society will be divided between the surviving members, with Murphy's widow getting nothing.

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Directed
Edwin L. Marin

Screenplay
Robert Florey

Produced
Samuel Bischoff

Starring
Reginald Owen
Anna May Wong
June Clyde
Alan Dinehart
John Warburton

Cinematography
Arthur Edeson

Edited
Rose Loewinger

Production
KBS Productions

Distributed by
Sono Art-World Wide Pictures
Fox Film Corporation

Release date
May 14, 1933 (United States)

Running time
71 minutes

Country
United States

Language
English