Mystery ·Crime · United Kingdom · 1931 · 1h 24m

The Sleeping Cardinal

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Director
Leslie S. Hiscott
Cast
Arthur Wontner as Sherlock Holmes Ian Fleming as Dr. John Watson Minnie Rayner as Mrs. Hudson Leslie Perrins as Ronald Adair Jane Welsh as Kathleen Adair Norman McKinnel as Prof. Robert Moriarty / Col. Henslowe
Crew
Sydney Blythe — Director of Photography Jack Harris — Editor Cyril Twyford — Screenplay Arthur Conan Doyle — Story Julius Hagen — Producer
Synopsis

A card cheat is threatened with exposure into joining a criminal enterprise that Sherlock Holmes believes is controlled by Professor Moriarity.

Mood & Themes
detectivebased on short storysherlock holmes
Key Collaborators
Leslie S. Hiscott Director Sydney Blythe Director of Photography Jack Harris Editor Cyril Twyford Screenplay Arthur Conan Doyle Story Julius Hagen Producer
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