For decades, Sherlock Holmes fans worldwide have been waiting for the restoration of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes series. Produced by Stoll Pictures between 1921 and 1923, this collection is the last significant work in the Sherlock silent film canon to be restored. So popular it ran for 45 episodes, the series’ casting of Eille Norwood as Holmes was approved by Arthur Conan Doyle.
Comprising three episodes newly restored by the BFI Archive: A Scandal in Bohemia, wherein Holmes falls for ‘the woman’; The Golden Pince-Nez, which features Holmes’ deductive powers at work, and The Final Problem, featuring the sinister Professor Moriarty, Silent Sherlock boasts newly commissioned scores by Joanna MacGregor, Neil Brand and Joseph Havlat, recorded live at the Alexandra Palace Theatre.
Directors: Maurice Elvey, George Ridgwell
Cast: Eille Norwood as Holmes
Silent with new music by Joanna MacGregor, Joseph Havlat and Neil Brand
1h 13m | 1921 | UK