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The Valley of Fear
(1916) England
B&W : Seven reels / 6500 feet
Directed by Alexander Butler

Cast: H.A. Saintsbury [Sherlock Holmes], [?] Arthur M. Cullin or Arthur M. Cullen? [Doctor Watson], Booth Conway [Professor Moriarty], Daisy Burrell, Jack Macaulay, Cecil Mannering, Lionel D’Aragon, Bernard Vaughan, Jack Clair

Samuelson Film Manufacturing Company, Limited, production. / Produced by G.B. Samuelson. Scenario by Harry Engholm, from the Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. / Released May 1916. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / It has not been definitely determined that Butler directed; possibly directed by Fred Paul.

Drama.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: (unknown)

Keywords: Authors: Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) - Characters: Sherlock Holmes - Law: Enforcement: Police: Detectives

Listing updated: 23 June 2009.

References: Everson-Detective p. 7; Steinbrunner-Encyclopedia p. 209 : Website-IMDb.