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The Dying Detective (film)
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Wikipedia article
'The Dying Detective' is a 1921 British short film directed by Maurice Elvey. The film is the first in the Stoll Pictures' short film series 'The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes'.
Plot
The great detective Sherlock Holmes, near death after having contracted a rare and usually fatal Asiatic disease, is determined to solve one last murder case before he passes on.
Cast
*Eille Norwood as Sherlock Holmes
*Hubert Willis as Dr. John Watson
*Cecil Humphreys as Culverton Smith
*Joseph R. Tozer as His Servant
*Mme. d'Esterre as Mrs. Hudson
References
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