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The Sleeping Cardinal, also known as Sherlock Holmes' Fatal Hour in the United States, is a 1931 British mystery film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Arthur Wontner and Ian Fleming. The film is an adaptation of the Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle.
Arthur Wontner as "Sherlock Holmes", Ian Fleming as "Dr. Watson" and Minnie Rayner (as "Mrs. Hudson). Great performance by Arthur Wontner in an excellent adaptation of two well-known "Sherlock ...
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Oct 9, 2010 · This rare Sherlock Holmes film was released at the same time as the Raymond Massey picture The Speckled Band. The story is partly based on two Conan Doyle...
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Sherlock Holmes' Fatal Hour: Directed by Leslie S. Hiscott. With Arthur Wontner, Ian Fleming, Minnie Rayner, Leslie Perrins. A card cheat is threatened with exposure into joining a criminal enterprise that Holmes believes is controlled by Professor Moriarty.
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- Crime, Mystery
- Leslie S. Hiscott
- 1931-07-20
The talking painting (sleeping cardinal) for example, was utterly ridiculous and completely unbelievable. Then, there is the fact that Mrs. Hudson (notably young in this film) seemed to be head over heels in love with Holmes –a subplot to be sure, but one that distracted largely from the main story.
The Sleeping Cardinal (1931) The plot of The Sleeping Cardinal used elements from two Conan Doyle stories: The Empty House and The Final Problem. Said to be the best of the Wontner series, it avoided the implausible deductions that became a feature of the later films.
The Sleeping Cardinal, also known as Sherlock Holmes' Fatal Hour in the United States, is a 1931 British mystery film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Arthur Wontner and Ian Fleming. The film is an adaptation of the Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle.
