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The Yellow Face
(1921) England
B&W : Two reels
Directed by Maurice Elvey

Cast: Eille Norwood [Sherlock Holmes], Hubert Willis [Doctor John Watson], Clifford Heatherley [Grant Munro], Norma Whalley [Effie Munro], L. Allen, Master Robey

Stoll Film Company, Limited, production; distributed by Stoll Film Company, Limited. / Scenario by William J. Elliott, from the short story “The Yellow Face” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Art direction by Walter W. Murton. Cinematography by W. Germain Burger. Film editor, [?] Leslie Britain? / Film 4 of the 15 film (first) series “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” — all 15 released simultaneously in April 1921. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was released in the USA by Educational Film Exchanges, Incorporated, on 6 August 1922.

Drama.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: (unknown) [United Kingdom]; Public domain [USA].

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

Listing updated: 10 April 2020.

References: Butler-Cinema p. ?; Pohle-Holmes p. ? : Website-IMDb.