As much as its a film buffs dream having lost silent movies rediscovered and available for viewing again, especially the opportunity of seeing the actual visual. A scene from sherlock holmes, a 1916 american silent film directed by arthur berthelet, starring william gillette. It was only in 1916 that william gillettes sherlock holmes 1916 film. Company and released in the united states as a sevenreel feature on may 15, 1916. With william gillette, marjorie kay, ernest maupain, edward fielding. Charles frohman presents william gillette in sherlock holmes. By the time it was produced at essanay studios in 1916, gillette had been established as the worlds.
It was adapted from the 1899 stage play of the same name, which was based on the stories, a scandal in bohemia, the final problem, and a study in scarlet by arthur conan doyle. Uno studio in rossosherlock holmes film 2009 wikipedia. Sherlock holmes and the case of the canonera adaptation. That audio is here combined with short clips from the recently rediscovered 1916 film version featuring the original cast. From wikipedia sherlock holmes is a 1916 american silent film starring william gillette as arthur conan doyles sherlock holmes. One of the noble families of england hires detective sherlock holmes to recover potentially. A brilliant londonbased detective, holmes is famous for his intellectual prowess, and is renowned for his skillful use of deductive reasoning while using abductive reasoning. By the time it was produced at essanay studios in 1916, gillette had been established as the worlds foremost interpreter of holmes on stagehaving played him approximately 0 times.
The recovery of any lost film is a cause for celebration but this film was a particularly soughtafter item. Publication date 20150710 topics vimeo, video, language en. Sherlock holmes looks exactly like william gillette. William gillettes restored sherlock holmes from 1916 is. Sherlock holmes 1916 showtimes william gillettes sherlock holmes has ranked among the holy grails of lost film and my first glimpse of the footage confirms gillettes magnetism. Sherlock holmes is a fictional detective of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who first appeared in publication in 1887. This is the east coast premiere of a long lost treasure, sherlock holmes. Gillette, slicno kao i u kazalisnoj predstavi, tumaci naslovnu ulogu, a to mu je bila jedina filmska uloga u.
Essanay film manufacturing company united states starring. In this clip, holmes is paid a visit by his old enemy, professor moriarty. Like just about everyone else in the classic movie world, i was absolutely ecstatic to hear that the 1916 version of sherlock holmes had surfaced in france and was being restored for all the enjoy. Released 1916, sherlock holmes stars william gillette, marjorie kay, ernest maupain, edward fielding the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 56 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Sherlock holmes by arthur berthelet arthur berthelet. This 1916 silent film was believed lost for 98 years until a print was found in france. I have assembled a filmography of all the silent sherlock holmes films currently available on dvd. Vostfr sherlock holmes 1916 film complet en francais.
It was considered to be lost, but a copy was found in france in 2014. The film was based on a 1899 play where gillette also played the leading role. Sherlock holmes 1916 film sherlock holmes 1922 film sherlock holmes 1932 film sherlock holmes 2009 film. Ian mckellen, laura linney, hiroyuki sanada, hattie morahan. Wikiproject film rated startclass this article is within the scope of wikiproject film. Holmes is not the only film about the great detective that has been circulating through the film festival avenues this year. In the 19th century, detective sherlock holmes goes up against his nemesis, the dastardly criminal professor moriarty.
Considered a lost film until a dupe negative was discovered in france in 2014, the 1916 version of sherlock holmes offers scholars and fans of sir arthur conan doyles legendary detective a tantalizing glimpse at the actor who first made the sleuth famous on the stage, recreating in pantomime, of course his performance of the title role in the play. Silent sherlock holmes film starring john barrymore 1922 duration. No reference to 221b baker street, though the film was sanctioned by sir arthur conan doyle, william gillette in the title role receives doctor watson edward fielding, as he embarks on his case, in the chicagomade 1916 adaptation of gillette s own play, sherlock holmes. Clip from the first film version of sherlock holmes 1916. He also befriends a fan, the young son of his housekeeper, who wants him to work again. Media in category sherlock holmes 1916 film the following 11 files are in this category, out of 11 total.
Audiences are going to be blown away when they see the original sherlock holmes on screen for the first time. Sherlock holmes on screen 37 photos gillette had written and starred in a highly successful stage adaptation of the holmes stories, and in 1916 recreated the role on. The film was produced in chicago by the essanay film manufacturing company and released in the united states as. Orson welles paid tribute to gillette on an episode of mercury theater on the air saying, it is too little to say william gillette resembled sherlock holmes. A clip from sherlock holmes the first film version of conan doyles stories, starring the us actor william gillette. Therefore, it does not license or charge permission fees for use of such material and cannot grant or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute the material. It was adapted from the 1899 stage play of the same name, which was based on the stories, a scandal in bohemia, the final problem, and a study in scarlet by arthur. Sherlock holmes 1916 is available on dcp, 35mm, and bluray. A couple blackmailers learn of the letters so they kidnap alice and plan on using the letters for money but sherlock holmes william gillette also has an. An aged, retired sherlock holmes deals with early dementia, as he tries to remember his final case, and a mysterious woman, whose memory haunts him. The library of congress does not own rights to material in its collections. The film, which was directed by arthur berthelet, was produced by essanay studios in chicago. Arthur conan doyle never specified in any of his sixty sherlock holmes stories that his fictional creation wore a deerstalker cap, smoked a curved pipe or relaxed offduty in luxurious dressing gowns. Gillette also portayed holmes in a lost 1916 silent film.
William gillette, marjorie kay, ernest maupain year. When a couple of swindlers hold young alice faulkner against her will in order to discover the whereabouts of letters which could spell scandal for the royal family, sherlock holmes is on the case. Promo material for the recently discovered sherlock holmes 1916 ad moving picture world june 3, 1916 click on thumbnail to download highresolution picture. Click here to download a press kit and screening information. Longlost 1916 sherlock holmes is found, restored cbs news. What survived of this thomas ince production is an incomplete print, a roll of outtakes, and sherlock holmes is based on william gillettes fouract play of the game title. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of. Her sister alice marjorie kay gains possession of the letters and the royal family wants them back. A century plus change a century of change 18782019 sherlock holmes arthur berthelet 1916 having lost their star, charlie chaplin, at the end of 1915, essanay turned to another star of the stage to fill the gaping hole left in the studios cinematic heart. Sherlock holmes san francisco silent film festival.
Originally released on may 15, 1916 by the essanay film company, this film stars william gillette, the man who created and. Theres no denying that william gillette, the star of the film, had a lasting impact on the way holmes would be performed for the next century. He is the creation of scottish author and physician sir arthur conan doyle. Flicker alley silent film bluray dvd stream buy mod sherlock holmes. Hes a bit beefier than i think holmes ought to be, but its easy. Sherlock holmes je americki crnobijeli nijemi film snimljen 1916. Restoring william gillette s sherlock holmes presented by film restorer robert byrne at the 2015 san francisco silent film festival sherlock holmes baffled 1900. Sherlock holmes 1916 stream and watch online moviefone. In 1899 william gillette appeared on broadway in his own dramatization of sherlock holmes just twelve years after the first print appearance of the detective.
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