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Leslie Stephenson Hiscott (25 July 1894 – 3 May 1968) was an English film director and screenwriter who made over sixty films between 1925 and 1956. He was born in London in 1894.
Leslie Stephenson Hiscott was an English film director and screenwriter who made over sixty films between 1925 and 1956. He was born in London in 1894. He directed Alibi, the first ever depiction of Hercule Poirot, Agatha Christie's Belgian detective, with Austin Trevor in the lead role.
Alibi is a 1931 British mystery detective film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Austin Trevor, Franklin Dyall, and Elizabeth Allan. The film was adapted from the 1928 play Alibi by Michael Morton which was in turn based on the 1926 Agatha Christie novel The Murder of Roger Ackroyd featuring her famous Belgian detective ...
director screenwriter. Leslie Stephenson Hiscott was an English film director and screenwriter who made over sixty films between 1925 and 1956. Background. He was born in London in 1894. Career. In 1931 he directed Alibi, the first ever depiction of Hercule Poirot, Agatha Christie"s famous detective, with Austin Trevor in the lead role.
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Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watsoncome out of retirement to investigate a mysterious murder. They find that an American criminal organisation called The Scowrers has asked evil mastermind Professor Moriarty to wreak vengeance on John Douglas, the informant who sent them to prison. Holmes outsmarts Moriarty, solves the murder and brings Moriarty to just...
Arthur Wontner as Sherlock HolmesLyn Harding as Professor MoriartyThe New York Times wrote, "a mellow, evenly paced British film that renders to Holmes what Sir Arthur Conan Doyle would have rendered to him: Interest, respect and affection...Mr. Wontner decorates a calabash pipewith commendable skill, contributing a splendid portrait of fiction's first detective. Lyn Harding is capital as Moriarty and Roy Emerton...
The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes at IMDbThe Triumph of Sherlock Holmes at AllMovieThe Triumph of Sherlock Holmes at the TCM Movie DatabaseLeslie Stephenson Hiscott (25 July 1894 – 3 May 1968) was an English film director and screenwriter. He directed three films, adapted from works by Agatha Christie. In 1930 he also directed the film At the Villa Rose, featuring the character Inspector Hanaud, created by A. E. W. Mason. 1928 ...
Alibi: Directed by Leslie S. Hiscott. With Austin Trevor, Franklin Dyall, Elizabeth Allan, J.H. Roberts. Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot investigates a mysterious suicide at a country house.
