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Silver Blaze Dir. Thomas Bentley 1937 Over worked and tired Sherlock Holmes agrees to accept an invitation to stay with Sir Henry Baskerville at his estate. Once Holmes and Watson arrive they are informed that at a nearby stable Sliver Blaze a racehorse favored to win an upcoming track event has been stolen and his trainer killed. When Baskerville's future son in law falls under suspicion Holmes takes the case. Believing that his archenemy Moriarty lies behind the crime Holmes and Watson dash to find the evil professor and the horse before the great race. The Sign of Four Dir. Graham Cutts 1932 In this classic murder mystery an escaped killer embarks on a ruthless quest to track down a missing treasure as well as the man who cheated him out of it. The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes Dir. Leslie S. Hiscott 1935 Sherlock Holmes Arthur Wontner and Dr. Watson Ian Fleming are lured out of retirement to investigate a mysterious murder at Birlstone Castle. They discover that a group of coalminers calling themselves The Scowlers are caught up in the plot along with the treacherous Professor Moriarity Lyn Harding. Holmes must battle wits and might with Moriarity and an American gangster to find the murderers and save The Scowlers from destruction. Stylishly shot with thrills and mystery at every turn this fourth film in a series of five with Arthur Wontner as Sherlock Holmes is one of the best.
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