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''A Study in Scarlet'' is an American movie released on 14 may 1933, produced by ''Fox Film Corp.'', starring [[Reginald Owen]] as Sherlock Holmes and [[Warburton Gamble]] as Dr. Watson. 71 min.<br />
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A criminal organization, ''The Scarlet Ring'', lead by Thaddeus Merrydew (sort of half-Milverton half-Moriarty), has for habit to distribute to members the money from a deceased member. Widow Murphy calls Sherlock Holmes when many members are dying one by one. Holmes will success to save widow Forrester, and prevent the murder of Jabez Wilson and arrest the murderer and the gang leader... <br />
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The movie has nothing to do with the original story of Conan Doyle. However, the credits has a "Suggested by the story of A Study in Scarlet of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle". There are a few references to the original stories, but very few, and curiously Holmes and Watson lived at 221A Baker Street! Owen does not look like Sherlock Holmes, almost all holmesians agree, but his acting is not so bad. Seeing the well-known promotional photo, one can believe that this is a grotesque parody. Not at all, we never see a deerstalker or a macfarlane in the movie, and Owen portrays a very serious Holmes. He previously played Watson with Clive Brook as Sherlock Holmes, the year before, in 1932.<br />
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The film is quite sherlockian overall. Holmes does a lot of deductions and Watson is not a dumb sidekick (albeit balding here). There is a scene where Holmes quietly inspects the scene under the puzzled eyes of Watson and Lestrade. It's almost like the original Sherlock Holmes.<br />
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== Full Movie ==<br />
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== Photos ==<br />
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File:1933-stud-title.jpg|''A Study in Scarlet''<br />
File:1933_stud_2.jpg|''Sherlock Holmes''<br />([[Reginald Owen]])<br />
File:1933-stud-owen-09.jpg|''Dr. Watson''<br />([[Warburton Gamble]])<br />
File:1933_stud_3.jpg|Meeting of the members of « The Scarlet Ring »<br />
File:1933_stud_4.jpg|Holmes with Merrydew<br />
File:1933_stud_5.jpg|Holmes explains his theory to Lestrade<br />
File:1933_stud_6.jpg|Holmes disguised as an old man<br />
File:1933_stud_7.jpg|Murderous attack on Wilson<br />
File:1933_stud_8.jpg|The code is inspired by the one in [[The Valley of Fear]]<br />
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== Promos ==<br />
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File:1933-stud-owen-promo-01.jpg|''Sherlock Holmes''<br />([[Reginald Owen]])<br />
File:1933-stud-owen-promo-02.jpg|''Sherlock Holmes''<br />([[Reginald Owen]])<br />
File:1933-stud-owen-promo-03.jpg|''Mrs. Pyke''<br />([[Anna May Wong]])<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
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* '''Sherlock Holmes''' : [[Reginald Owen]] <br />
* '''Dr. John H. Watson''' : [[Warburton Gamble]] <br />
* '''Inspector Lestrade''' : [[Alan Mowbray]] <br />
* '''Thaddeus Merrydew''' : [[Alan Dinehart]]<br />
* '''Eileen Forrester''' : [[June Clyde]]<br />
* '''Mrs. Pyke''' : [[Anna May Wong]]<br />
* '''John Stanford''' : [[John Warburton]]<br />
* '''Jabez Wilson''' : [[J. M. Kerrigan]]<br />
* '''Annabelle Merring Murphy''' : [[Doris Lloyd]]<br />
* '''Will Swallow''' : [[Billy Bevan]]<br />
* '''Daft Dolly''' : [[Leila Bennett]]<br />
* '''Capt. Robin Pyke''' : [[Wyndham Standing]]<br />
* '''Malcolm Dearing''' : [[Halliwell Hobbes]]<br />
* '''William Baker''' : [[Cecil Reynolds]]<br />
* '''Ah Yet''' : [[Tetsu Komai]]<br />
* '''Mrs. Hudson''' : [[Tempe Pigott]]<br />
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* '''Thompson''' : Hobart Cavanaugh <br />
* '''Butler''' : Olaf Hytten <br />
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== Crew ==<br />
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* '''Director''' : [[Edwin L. Marin]] <br />
* '''Producers''' : Samuel Bischoff, Burt Kelly, William Saal <br />
* '''Screenplay''' : Robert Florey, Reginald Owen (dialogues) <br />
* '''Cinematography''' : Arthur Edeson <br />
* '''Music''' : Hans Weeren <br />
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