Arthur Conan Doyle

Arthur Conan Doyle

1859-05-22 Edinburgh, Scotland, UK 215 Credits

Biography

Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a British writer and physician. He created the character Sherlock Holmes in 1887 for A Study in Scarlet, the first of four novels and fifty-six short stories about Holmes and Dr. Watson. The Sherlock Holmes stories are milestones in the field of crime fiction. Doyle was a prolific writer. In addition to the Holmes stories, his works include fantasy and science fiction stories about Professor Challenger, humorous stories about the N...

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Saralakkho Holmes

Saralakkho Holmes

2025

Novel

A young Bengali detective in London delves into a century-old legend of a deadly hound, uncovering dark secrets and unexpected suspects in a race to s...

Sherlock Hound: The Movie

Sherlock Hound: The Movie

2024

Original Concept

8.0

A collection of two theatrical rereleases from 1984 and 1986, each containing two episodes from the Sherlock Hound TV series

The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

2023

Novel

8.0

The BBC Symphony Orchestra perform a live soundtrack in this premier stage adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes thriller.

A Ghost Story for Christmas: Lot No. 249

A Ghost Story for Christmas: Lot No. 249

2023

Novel

5.8

It’s 1881, and Old College, Oxford plays host to three very different academics. Abercrombie Smith is a model of Victorian manhood, clean of limb and ...

Sherlock Holmes et le mystère de la vallée de Boscombe

Sherlock Holmes et le mystère de la vallée de Boscombe

2023

Writer

9.0
Writing
In the Moscow Slums

In the Moscow Slums

2023

Adaptation

5.8

Moscow, 1902. The famous director Konstantin Stanislavsky, in search of inspiration for staging a new play, decides to get acquainted with the life of...

Sherlock Holmes et l'Aventure du Diamant Bleu

Sherlock Holmes et l'Aventure du Diamant Bleu

2023

Writer

6.0
Writing

Sherlock and Doctor Watson are back and investigate the curious disappearance of an exceptional diamond in a hotel room. A theater adaptation of one o...

Enola Holmes 2

Enola Holmes 2

2022

Characters

7.4

Now a detective-for-hire like her infamous brother, Enola Holmes takes on her first official case to find a missing girl, as the sparks of a dangerous...

Sherlock Holmes: The Dancing Men

Sherlock Holmes: The Dancing Men

2022

Novel

When a world-renowned computer hacker mysteriously disappears, Holmes and Watson find themselves in a tense race against time to recover not only the ...

The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

2022

Novel

6.0

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's most celebrated adventure gets a brilliantly farcical overhaul in Lotte Wakeham's acclaimed production. World-renowned detect...

Enola Holmes

Enola Holmes

2020

Characters

7.3

While searching for her missing mother, intrepid teen Enola Holmes uses her sleuthing skills to outsmart big brother Sherlock and help a runaway lord.

Hellbound Laments

Hellbound Laments

2020

Writer

Writing

There are many entrances to Hell. Though out the centuries apostles of leviathan devised ways to travel between our world and theirs. These configurat...

Sherlock Holmes and the Adventures of the Furtive Festivity

Sherlock Holmes and the Adventures of the Furtive Festivity

2019

Characters

8.8

You're invited to the most exclusive event in all of London. Can Dr. Watson conceal a surprise party from the world's most accomplished detective? Can...

Sherlock Holmes and the Great Escape

Sherlock Holmes and the Great Escape

2019

Writer

7.1
Writing

In the late 19th century, Mack, a heroic outlaw who stole from the rich to give to the poor, was loved and respected by the people, but he had long be...

Holmes & Watson

Holmes & Watson

2018

Characters

4.3

Detective Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson join forces to investigate a mysterious murder at Buckingham Palace. It seems like an open-and-shut case...

Sherlock Gnomes

Sherlock Gnomes

2018

Characters

5.7

Garden gnomes Gnomeo & Juliet recruit renown detective Sherlock Gnomes to investigate the mysterious disappearance of other garden ornaments.

Sherlock: The Abominable Bride

Sherlock: The Abominable Bride

2016

Characters

7.8

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson find themselves in 1890s London in this holiday special.

The Parasite

The Parasite

2015

Writer

7.8
Writing

A young couple is terrorized by a seductive psychic woman. A David Lynch Master's in Film thesis, based on the novelette by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Mr. Holmes

Mr. Holmes

2015

Characters

6.5

In 1947, long-retired and near the end of his life, Sherlock Holmes grapples with an unreliable memory and must rely on his housekeeper's son as he re...

The Psychology of Scary Movies

2013

as Self (archive footage)

6.3
Acting

This short documentary explores eight theories on why humans are so fascinated with fright.

Sherlock Holmes l'héritage

Sherlock Holmes l'héritage

2013

Characters

Sherlock Holmes and Little Chimney Sweeps

Sherlock Holmes and Little Chimney Sweeps

2012

Characters

This story tells about a well-known detective Sherlock Holmes and his devoted friend Doctor Watson. They investigate extremely intricate and complicat...

Holmes & Watson: Madrid Days

Holmes & Watson: Madrid Days

2012

Characters

4.7

Film based on the characters of the English writer Arthur Conan Doyle. It tells a hypothetical meeting in Madrid between the legendary detective Sherl...

The Real Sherlock Holmes

The Real Sherlock Holmes

2012

Characters

4.0

So you think you know Sherlock Holmes? Well, hold on to your deerstalker hats because this new fast-paced documentary directed by Gary Lang, provides...

In the Name of Sherlock Holmes

In the Name of Sherlock Holmes

2011

Characters

5.0

Two nerdy boys who call themselves Holmes and Watson spend their summer in a sleepy town where children vanish and reappear unnervingly changed, but t...

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

2011

Characters

7.1

There is a new criminal mastermind at large (Professor Moriarty) and not only is he Holmes’ intellectual equal, but his capacity for evil and lack of ...

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

2011

Novel

Sherlock Holmes is called upon to deal with a serial killer.

Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes

Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes

2010

Characters

6.5

Tom and Jerry need to learn to work together in order to help Sherlock Holmes with an investigation of a jewel theft. But still, they are cat and mous...

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

2009

Characters

7.2

Eccentric consulting detective Sherlock Holmes and Doctor John Watson battle to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot that could destroy ...

Elementary My Dear Viewer

2007

as Self(archive footage)(as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Acting

Richard E. Grant looks at the history of Sherlock Holmes, including the many movie and TV adaptations.

Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars

Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars

2007

Characters

6.8

A gang of sharp witted street kids save Sherlock Holmes from an accusation of murder and to help foil an audacious robbery.

King of the Lost World

King of the Lost World

2005

Novel

4.3

In this modern retelling of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's fantasy action-adventure classic, a commercial airliner crashes deep in the heart of the Amazon. ...

Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking

Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking

2004

Novel

6.4

The corpse of a shabbily dressed young woman has been discovered in the mud flats of the Thames at low tide. Police assume she's a prostitute, but Dr....

The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

2002

Novel

6.0

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are called in to unravel a mysterious curse that has plagued the Baskerville family for generations. When Sir Charles B...

The Case of the Whitechapel Vampire

The Case of the Whitechapel Vampire

2002

Writer

6.1
Writing

The scene of the crime is Whitechapel, the same London district notorious for the recent attacks of Jack the Ripper. Three monks are found dead, the a...

Sherlock: Case of Evil

Sherlock: Case of Evil

2002

Characters

5.9

Early in his crime-solving career, Sherlock Holmes attempts to prevent Moriarty from cornering the heroin market.

The Lost World: Underground

The Lost World: Underground

2002

Story

Writing

Further adventures of the explorers gang of the TV series, encountering ape men, dinosaurs and a tribe of albino underground dwellers.

The Lost World

The Lost World

2001

Novel

6.0

This Lost World is a splendid BBC TV dramatisation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous adventure story. Bob Hoskins makes an unusually genial Professor...

The Royal Scandal

The Royal Scandal

2001

Novel

5.6

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes - the world's greatest detective - faces a most alluring adversary... Legendary opera star Irene Adler is thr...

The Sign of Four

The Sign of Four

2001

Novel

5.7

Greed, betrayal and vengeance set the stage for this Sir Arthur Conan Doyle classic. Mary Morstan, a young governess, has been receiving a rare and lu...

The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

2000

Novel

5.9

The mysterious death of Sir Charles Baskerville is blamed on a longstanding curse that has followed the Baskerville family for two hundred years. Enig...

The Lost World

The Lost World

1999

Novel

5.9

A group of unlikely allies are assembled to go on an expedition deep within the Amazon forest in search of new discoveries.

The Lost World

The Lost World

1998

Novel

4.8

A scientist discovers dinosaurs on a remote plateau in Mongolia.

The Lost World

1998

Author

6.0

Arthur Conan Doyle's "Lost World" performed live as a filmed audio drama.

Sherlock Holmes: The Great Detective

1995

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

Sherlock Holmes Documentary

Sherlock Holmes in China

Sherlock Holmes in China

1994

Characters

6.0

The story takes place in the last years of the Qing Dynasty, when the great detective Sherlock Holmes (played by Fan Eilly) and his assistant Watson (...

Sherlock Holmes Returns

Sherlock Holmes Returns

1993

Characters

7.7

Sherlock Holmes is awakened in modern times with a tale that he had invented a method of suspended animation that he had utilized on himself. Awakened...

The Hound of London

The Hound of London

1993

Characters

8.0

At the request of Inspector Lestrade, Sherlock Holmes investigates a double murder on a theater stage. Suspect number one is Irene Adler. In the inves...

The Last Vampyre

The Last Vampyre

1993

Short Story

6.8
Writing

Sherlock Holmes investigates strange and tragic happenings in a village that appear linked to a man who seems to be like a vampire.

The Eligible Bachelor

The Eligible Bachelor

1993

Novel

6.5

Sherlock Holmes' problem with disturbing dreams proves to be both an impediment and an aid in the search for a missing woman.

Return to the Lost World

Return to the Lost World

1992

Novel

5.5

A young journalist and his two travel mates, both professors, embark on an expedition to return to a lost world of dinosaurs and primitive men.

Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls

Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls

1992

Characters

5.2

King Edward asks Sherlock Holmes to perform one more task before his retirement: to safeguard the Star of Africa on a trip to Cape Town. Soon the fabl...

The Master Blackmailer

The Master Blackmailer

1992

Novel

7.1

For years, a blackmailer has been preying on the weaknesses of others throughout London. When Holmes hears of the utter misery this mystery man is cre...

The Lost World

The Lost World

1992

Novel

5.2

Unfazed by ridicule from fellow scientists, professor Challenger (John Rhys-Davies) leads an expedition to investigate rumored sightings of prehistori...

Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady

Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady

1991

Characters

5.1

Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson get involved with Balkan terrorists to save Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria from an assassination at the opera hou...

The Crucifer of Blood

The Crucifer of Blood

1991

Novel

6.5

A beautiful young woman asks Holmes to help her father, a former army captain and hopeless opium addict break free of the curse surrounding a stolen t...

Hands of a Murderer

Hands of a Murderer

1990

Novel

6.8

Sherlock Holmes must track down his nemesis, Professor Moriarty, after the villain kidnaps Holmes' brother, Mycroft. The evil doctor is forcing his ca...

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie

1990

Story

6.2
Writing

A young boy tells three stories of horror to distract a witch who plans to eat him.

The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1988

Novel

7.2

Sir Charles Baskerville dies on the moor under mysterious circumstances and rumors abound about a demonic hound. When the American heir arrives to tak...

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Twentieth Century Begins - Part 2

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Twentieth Century Begins - Part 2

1988

Novel

7.2

The final film of the television series "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson." It is based on the late and little-known stories of Arthur...

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Twentieth Century Begins - Part 1

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Twentieth Century Begins - Part 1

1988

Novel

6.7

The final film of the television series "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson." It is based on the late and little-known stories of Arthur...

Sherlock Holmes in the 20th Century

Sherlock Holmes in the 20th Century

1987

Novel

7.1

This film version was released before the premiere of the full two-part television version (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Twen...

The Sign of Four

The Sign of Four

1987

Novel

7.3

Mary Morstan has received a pearl in the post every year since her father's disappearance. This leads Holmes and Watson to the truth about a secret pa...

Hollywood Ghost Stories

1986

as Himself (archive footage)

4.4
Acting

An investigation into the reports of houses in Hollywood that are supposedly haunted by the ghosts of dead movie stars.

Young Sherlock Holmes

Young Sherlock Holmes

1985

Characters

6.7

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson meet as boys in an English Boarding school. Holmes is known for his deductive ability even as a youth, amazing his clas...

The Masks of Death

The Masks of Death

1984

Characters

5.6

Sherlock Holmes has retired. But when MacDonald asks him to take on another case, he says yes. There have been some mysterious murders, and there are ...

Sherlock Holmes and a Study in Scarlet

Sherlock Holmes and a Study in Scarlet

1983

Novel

5.2

Holmes & Watson have one baffling clue to help them track down the crime of an American visitor in London.

Sherlock Holmes and the Sign of Four

Sherlock Holmes and the Sign of Four

1983

Characters, Novel

2.5

Third Sherlock Holmes animated film starring Peter O'Toole.

The Sign of Four

The Sign of Four

1983

Novel

6.4

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson try to track down the Great Mogul, the second-largest diamond in the world.

The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1983

Novel

6.6

Sherlock Holmes comes to the aid of his friend Henry Baskerville, who is under a family curse and menaced by a demonic dog that prowls the bogs near h...

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Treasures of Agra - Part 2

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Treasures of Agra - Part 2

1983

Novel

7.3

During the investigation of the Agra treasure case, Holmes and Watson recall another case that Holmes had investigated earlier. The King of Bohemia co...

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Treasures of Agra

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Treasures of Agra

1983

Novel

7.6

Holmes and Dr. Watson help a young lady who is receiving anonymous letters 10 years after her father passed away under shady circumstances. They find ...

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Treasures of Agra - Part 1

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Treasures of Agra - Part 1

1983

Novel

7.7

A girl named Mary Morsten comes to Sherlock Holmes, who asks him and the doctor to help solve the annual receipt of one pearl by her parcel and in the...

Sherlock Holmes and the Valley of Fear

Sherlock Holmes and the Valley of Fear

1983

Novel

4.1

Holmes & Watson receive a letter from an informant who known by the pseudonym Fred Porlock. Porlock is a man well connected with criminals. The letter...

Sherlock Holmes and the Baskerville Curse

Sherlock Holmes and the Baskerville Curse

1983

Novel

6.3

Holmes & Watson investigate a cursed family.

Falcon's Gold

Falcon's Gold

1982

Story

6.3
Writing

An archaeologist travels to Mexico to investigate rumors of the discovery of the ancient statue of a fertility goddess.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Hound of the Baskervilles - Part 2

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Hound of the Baskervilles - Part 2

1981

Novel

7.4

The second part of the Russian TV adaption.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Hound of the Baskervilles

1981

Writer

8.1
Writing

When Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead in his country house, Dr James Mortimer asks Sherlock Holmes for help to save Sir Henry Baskerville, the on...

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Hound of the Baskervilles - Part 1

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Hound of the Baskervilles - Part 1

1981

Novel

7.3

The Hound of the Baskervilles is a 1981 Soviet film adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle's novel The Hound of the Baskervilles. It was the third installm...

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: Hunting the Tiger

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: Hunting the Tiger

1980

Novel

7.9

Dr. Watson executes Sherlock Holmes' will, who faced death after exposing Moriarty and his gang in the previous episode.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: Mortal Fight

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: Mortal Fight

1980

Novel

7.7

After upsetting the criminal underground in 'the Master Blackmailer' case, Sherlock Holmes has to face his archenemy: Prof. Moriarty.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: King of Blackmailers

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: King of Blackmailers

1980

Novel

7.6

Mycroft Holmes hands Sherlock Holmes the case of the Master Blackmailer.

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: Bloody Inscription

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: Bloody Inscription

1980

Novel

7.4

Holmes receives a message from Inspector Gregson (Igor Dmitriev) about a strange case in an abandoned house on Brixton Road: the body of an elderly Am...

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: Acquaintance

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: Acquaintance

1980

Novel

7.8

Dr. Watson, who served in the English armed forces and was in the Afghan war, retires and returns to his homeland, in England. Since the financial sit...

Murder by Decree

Murder by Decree

1979

Characters

6.4

Sherlock Holmes is drawn into the case of Jack the Ripper, who is killing prostitutes in London's East End. Assisted by Dr. Watson, and using informat...

The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1978

Novel

4.4

The death of Sir Charles Baskerville is blamed on a curse that has followed the Baskerville family for two hundred years. Sherlock Holmes is out to un...

The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It

The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It

1977

Novel

6.6

John Cleese is hilarious as the descendant of Sherlock Holmes in this modern detective drama of international power politics and intrigue. Unlike his ...

Silver Blaze

Silver Blaze

1977

Novel

1977 adaptation of Conan Doyle's The Adventure of Silver Blaze

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

1976

Characters

6.2

Concerned about his friend's cocaine use, Dr. Watson tricks Sherlock Holmes into travelling to Vienna, where Holmes enters the care of Sigmund Freud. ...

Sherlock Holmes in New York

Sherlock Holmes in New York

1976

Characters

5.8

An affectionate bow to the master sleuth in this lavishly produced original that has Holmes rushing to New York City after discovering that his old ne...

Sherlock Holmes: Le signe des quatre

1975

Novel

Dr. Watson and the Darkwater Hall Mystery

Dr. Watson and the Darkwater Hall Mystery

1974

Characters

While Holmes is away recuperating, Watson is left to help a damsel in distress.

Le chien des Baskerville

Le chien des Baskerville

1974

Author

The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1972

Novel

4.8

Holmes and Dr. Watson tackle the case of a curse on the Baskerville bloodline in this ABC Movie of the Week adaptation.

Shades of Sherlock Holmes!

Shades of Sherlock Holmes!

1972

Characters

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson investigate a vampire attack in the streets of London.

They Might Be Giants

They Might Be Giants

1971

Characters

7.0

After the death of his wife, wealthy retiree Justin Playfair creates a fantasy world for himself in which he is the legendary detective Sherlock Holme...

Hound of the Baskervilles

Hound of the Baskervilles

1971

Novel

5.8

When a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate.

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

1970

Characters

6.8

Holmes and Dr. Watson take on the case of a beautiful woman whose husband has vanished. The investigation proves strange indeed, involving six missing...

The Adventures of Gerard

The Adventures of Gerard

1970

Short Story

6.4
Writing

Based on satirical short stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle about a vain, egotistical Etienne Gerard, a French brigadier serving during the Napoleonic ...

A Study in Terror

A Study in Terror

1965

Characters

6.3

When Watson reads from the newspaper there have been two similar murders near Whitechapel in a few days, Sherlock Holmes' sharp deductive is immediate...

Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace

Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace

1962

Characters

5.5

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson embark on a search for Cleopatra's ancient necklace, which has been stolen.

The Lost World

The Lost World

1960

Novel

5.7

Professor Challenger leads an expedition of scientists and adventurers to a remote plateau deep in the Amazonian jungle to verify his claim that dinos...

The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1959

Novel

6.8

When a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate.

Der Hund von Baskerville

1955

Writer

Writing

When a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate.

Jighangsa

Jighangsa

1951

Story

Writing

The movie revolves around the unwanted incidents that happened in the princely state of Ratnagarh. After the murder of King Chandrakanta, one Dr. Pali...

Sherlock Holmes: The Man Who Disappeared

Sherlock Holmes: The Man Who Disappeared

1951

Novel

6.0

Adaptation of an Arthur Conan Doyle novel, in which Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson investigate the secret of a wealthy businessman.

The Adventure of the Speckled Band

The Adventure of the Speckled Band

1949

Story

Writing

Sherlock Holmes gets the clues he needs to solve a murder, and to prevent another one from occurring, when he finds out that a doctor owns a poisonous...

Dressed to Kill

Dressed to Kill

1946

Story

6.5
Writing

A convicted thief in Dartmoor prison hides the location of the stolen Bank of England printing plates inside three music boxes. When the innocent purc...

Terror by Night

Terror by Night

1946

Novel

6.6

Holmes and Watson board a passenger train bound from London to Edinburgh, to guard the Star of Rhodesia, an enormous diamond worth a fortune belonging...

Pursuit to Algiers

Pursuit to Algiers

1945

Characters

6.8

After the King of Ruthenia has been assassinated, Holmes and Watson are engaged to escort his son to Europe via Algiers, aboard a transatlantic ocean ...

The Woman in Green

The Woman in Green

1945

Novel

6.4

Sherlock Holmes investigates when young women around London turn up murdered, each with a finger severed. Scotland Yard suspects a madman, but Holmes ...

The House of Fear

The House of Fear

1945

Novel

6.9

The Good Comrades are a collection of varied gentlemen who crave one thing - solitude. They reside at Drearcliff House, ancestral home of their eldest...

The Pearl of Death

The Pearl of Death

1944

Original Story

7.1
Writing

The famous Borgia Pearl, a valuable gem with a history of bringing murder and misfortune to its owner since the days of the Borgias, is brought to Lon...

The Scarlet Claw

The Scarlet Claw

1944

Characters

6.9

When a woman is found dead with her throat torn out, the local villagers blame a supernatural monster. But Sherlock Holmes, who gets drawn into the ca...

The Spider Woman

The Spider Woman

1943

Story

6.8
Writing

Sherlock Holmes investigates a series of so-called "pajama suicides". He knows the female villain behind them is as cunning as Moriarty and as venomou...

Sherlock Holmes Faces Death

Sherlock Holmes Faces Death

1943

Story

6.8
Writing

During WWII several murders occur at a convalescent home where Dr. Watson has volunteered his services. He summons Holmes for help and the master dete...

Sherlock Holmes in Washington

Sherlock Holmes in Washington

1943

Characters

6.7

In World War II, a British secret agent carrying a vitally important document is kidnapped en route to Washington. The British government calls on She...

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon

1942

Story

6.3
Writing

In the midst of World War II, Sherlock Holmes rescues the Swiss inventor of a new bomb-sight from the Gestapo and brings him to England, where he quic...

Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror

Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror

1942

Story

6.5
Writing

England, at the start of World War Two. Mysterious wireless broadcasts, apparently from Nazi Germany are heard over the BBC. They warn of acts of terr...

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

1939

Characters

6.9

Having once again avoided criminal conviction, Professor Moriarity develops a murderous plan to “finish off” his last major nemesis, Sherlock Holmes, ...

The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1939

Novel

7.1

On his uncle's death Sir Henry Baskerville returns from Canada to take charge of his ancestral hall on the desolate moors of Devonshire, and finds tha...

The Three Garridebs

1937

Story

Writing

Sherlock Holmes receives a letter from a Nathan Garrideb of 136 Little Ryder Street, asking for help in a most peculiar quest.

The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes

The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes

1937

Characters

7.2

Two dubious characters disguise themselves as Holmes and Watson to gain attention and end up chasing counterfeiters and stolen stamps.

Silver Blaze

Silver Blaze

1937

Story

5.5
Writing

Holmes takes a vacation and visits his old friend Sir Henry Baskerville. His vacation ends when he suddenly finds himself in the middle of a double-mu...

The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1937

Novel

6.1

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson look into reports that a huge, vicious hound has killed Lord Charles Baskerville and that Lord Henry Baskerville is the...

The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes

The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes

1935

Novel

5.4

Holmes, retired to Sussex, is drawn into a last case when his arch enemy Moriarty arranges with an American gang to kill one John Douglas, a country g...

A Study in Scarlet

A Study in Scarlet

1933

Novel

5.5

In London, a secret society led by lawyer Thaddeus Merrydew collects the assets of any of its deceased members and divides them among the remaining me...

The Veteran of Waterloo

1933

Screenplay

Writing
The Lost Special

The Lost Special

1932

Story

4.5
Writing

A lady reporter and two college students search for the "Gold Special," a train that disappeared without a trace.

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

1932

Novel

5.1

Moriarty is sentenced to death, and Sherlock Holmes prepares to retire to the country and marry his girl. But Moriarty has sworn that Holmes, Lt. Col....

Fires of Fate

1932

Novel

In Egypt a colonel with a year to live saves a girl from an Arab prince.

The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case

The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case

1932

Novel

4.5

A young woman turns to Holmes for protection when she's menaced by an escaped killer seeking missing treasure. However, when the woman is kidnapped, H...

The Missing Rembrandt

The Missing Rembrandt

1932

Story

Writing

Holmes goes on the trail of a Rembrandt painting, stolen by a drug-addicted artist.

The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1931

Novel

6.5

On his uncle's death Sir Henry Baskerville returns from abroad and opens up the ancestral hall on the desolate moors of Devonshire. Holmes uncovers a ...

The Speckled Band

The Speckled Band

1931

Story

5.5
Writing

After her sister dies under mysterious circumstances, a young heiress seeks Holmes' help when she feels threatened by her brutish stepfather.

The Sleeping Cardinal

The Sleeping Cardinal

1931

Story

5.2
Writing

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

The Return of Sherlock Holmes

The Return of Sherlock Holmes

1929

Writer

Writing

The Return of Sherlock Holmes was the first sound film to feature Sherlock Holmes.

The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1929

Novel

7.0

One of the last of the silent Sherlock films.

Arthur Conan Doyle

Arthur Conan Doyle

1929

as Himself

6.2
Acting

A 1929 Fox newsreel interview with the author and spiritualist, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. He speaks about his greatest literary creation, Sherlock Holme...

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

1929

as Self

Acting

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of the famous sleuth Sherlock Holmes, talks about his fictional detective, the real-life professor who inspired him, a...

The Fighting Eagle

The Fighting Eagle

1927

Novel

5.0

The exploits of Brigadier Gerard who helps expose Foreign Minister Talleyrand as a traitor to Napoleon.

The Lost World

The Lost World

1925

as Himself

6.7
Acting

The first film adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic novel about a land where prehistoric creatures still roam.

The Lost World

The Lost World

1925

Author

6.7

The first film adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic novel about a land where prehistoric creatures still roam.

The Desert Sheik

The Desert Sheik

1924

Novel

Fires of Fate

Fires of Fate

1923

Novel

In Egypt a colonel with a year to live saves a girl from an Arab prince.

The Sign of Four

The Sign of Four

1923

Novel

5.0

The final feature in the Eille Norwood Holmes series.

The Crooked Man

1923

Story

Writing

Colonel Barclay is found dead and his wife is arrested for the murder, but Holmes is convinced a missing door key will reveal the true killer.

The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax

1923

Story

Writing

A headstrong but titled suffragette slips into the power of a murderous con artist.

The Missing Three Quarter

1923

Story

Writing

Holmes receives a mysterious telegram from Cyril Overton, the captain of the Cambridge University rugby team. Overton later explains that one of the b...

The Mystery of the Dancing Men

1923

Story

Writing

A gentleman is baffled when the childish drawings of little dancing men terrify his American wife. Sherlock Holmes soon discovers why.

The Mystery of Thor Bridge

1923

Story

Writing

A governess is arrested for the murder of her employer's wife.

The Engineer's Thumb

1923

Story

Writing

Dr. John Watson treats a patient who has lost a thumb. The patient says that the loss of his thumb was not an accident but the result of an attack. Ho...

His Last Bow

1923

Story

Writing

A German spy named Von Bork has been in England since 1910. Through several agents, he has gathered a significant amount of information relating to th...

The Three Students

1923

Story

Writing

Hilton Soames, a lecturer in Greek at a university, notices that someone has gone into his study and looked at the text for an unseen translation exam...

The Cardboard Box

1923

Story

Writing

Susan Cushing asks Holmes' help in solving the disappearance of her sister Mary Browner, but it doesn't seem Holmes' type of case until he is told of ...

The Stone of Mazarin

1923

Story

Writing

Adaptation of the Conan Doyle story The Mazarin Stone.

The Final Problem

1923

Original Story

Writing

Holmes and Watson travel to Europe to escape Professor Moriarty's vengeance.

The Speckled Band

1923

Novel

An adaptation of a Sherlock Holmes short story starring Eille Norwood.

The Gloria Scott

1923

Novel

An adaptation of a Sherlock Holmes short story starring Eille Norwood.

The Blue Carbuncle

1923

Novel

An adaptation of a Sherlock Holmes short story starring Eille Norwood.

Silver Blaze

1923

Novel

An adaptation of a Sherlock Holmes short story starring Eille Norwood.

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

1922

Story

6.1
Writing

Sherlock Holmes is a master at solving the most impenetrable mysteries, but he has his work cut out for him on his latest case. As the famed detective...

Charles Augustus Milverton

Charles Augustus Milverton

1922

Short Story

Writing

Holmes is hired by the débutante Lady Eva Blackwell to retrieve compromising letters from a blackmailer:

The Golden Pince-Nez

1922

Original Story

Writing

An adaptation of a Sherlock Holmes short story starring Eille Norwood.

The Second Stain

The Second Stain

1922

Novel

An adaptation of a Sherlock Holmes short story starring Eille Norwood.

The Stockbroker's Clerk

1922

Novel

An adaptation of a Sherlock Holmes short story starring Eille Norwood.

The Six Napoleons

The Six Napoleons

1922

Novel

An adaptation of a Sherlock Holmes short story starring Eille Norwood.

The Musgrave Ritual

1922

Novel

An adaptation of a Sherlock Holmes short story starring Eille Norwood.

The Greek Interpreter

The Greek Interpreter

1922

Novel

An adaptation of a Sherlock Holmes short story starring Eille Norwood.

The Bruce Partington Plans

1922

Novel

An adaptation of a Sherlock Holmes short story starring Eille Norwood.

The Boscombe Valley Mystery

1922

Novel

An adaptation of a Sherlock Holmes short story starring Eille Norwood.

Black Peter

1922

Novel

An adaptation of a Sherlock Holmes short story starring Eille Norwood.

The Reigate Squires

1922

Novel

An adaptation of a Sherlock Holmes short story starring Eille Norwood.

The Red Circle

The Red Circle

1922

Novel

A London lady comes to Holmes in curiosity about her newest lodger. After first renting the room, arranging for meals and newspaper to be left at the ...

The Norwood Builder

1922

Novel

An earnest young solicitor comes to Holmes just before he is arrested--for murder. He insists he had only just met the victim, and knows nothing of hi...

The Naval Treaty

1922

Novel

Holmes is consulted on a matter of grave national consequence--but with surprisingly little cooperation from the government he seeks to protect. Where...

The Abbey Grange

1922

Novel

Holmes is called to a manor house to investigate the brutal murder of a country lord with a fireplace poker and reconcile the story of his bruised and...

The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1921

Writer

4.0
Writing

After the death in suspicious circumstances of Charles Baskerville, the last descendant of the lineage of the Baskervilles, Henry, returned to the old...

The Devil's Foot

The Devil's Foot

1921

Story

5.2
Writing

Sherlock Holmes (Eille Norwood) is on vacation when he stumbles into a house and discovers two bodies. Both have been dead for hours but there aren't ...

The Man with the Twisted Lip

The Man with the Twisted Lip

1921

Novel

5.7

Holmes finds that the disappearance of respectable middle class Neville St. Clair may be linked to a filthy beggar living above an opium den.

The Dying Detective

The Dying Detective

1921

Story

5.3
Writing

Sherlock Holmes (Eille Norwood) knows that a man has killed a former partner but he can't prove it unless he finds a dying detective who knows what re...

A Scandal in Bohemia

A Scandal in Bohemia

1921

Original Story

Writing

Holmes and Watson match wits with an opera star intent on blackmailing a king.

The Tiger of San Pedro

1921

Novel

An adaptation of a Sherlock Holmes short story starring Eille Norwood.

The Solitary Cyclist

1921

Novel

Holmes is approached by Miss Violet Smith with a most peculiar problem. She has recently accepted a position with Mr. Carruthers as a music teacher fo...

The Priory School

1921

Novel

A desperate, but highly respectable schoolmaster collapses at Holmes' door. His prize pupil, the son of a wealthy duke, has vanished, seemingly withou...

The Empty House

1921

Novel

A popular aristocrat has been killed, but no one can learn how. No one, that is, until the return of Sherlock Holmes.

The Copper Beeches

1921

Novel

There is a dark mystery in Hampshire, near Winchester. Why does this strange couple insist the governess cut her hair short? Why is she told funny sto...

The Yellow Face

1921

Novel

An adaptation of a Sherlock Holmes short story starring Eille Norwood.

The Resident Patient

1921

Novel

An adaptation of a Sherlock Holmes short story starring Eille Norwood.

The Red-Haired League

1921

Novel

An adaptation of a Sherlock Holmes short story starring Eille Norwood.

The Noble Bachelor

1921

Novel

A superior-minded British aristocrat condescends to visit Holmes for help with a spot of bother: his new wife has disappeared. What is the secret of h...

A Case of Identity

1921

Novel

An adaptation of a Sherlock Holmes short story starring Eille Norwood.

The Beryl Coronet

1921

Novel

A wealthy banker comes to Holmes desperate to recover a valuable British gem--and to deal with his son's apparent dishonor.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

1921

Story

Writing

Early silent Sherlock Holmes adventure

The Twelve Pound Look

1920

Story

Writing

A self-made man divorces his wife who becomes a typist and warns him his second wife may leave him too.

Der Hund von Baskerville - 6. Teil: Das Haus ohne Fenster

1920

Original Story

Writing

When a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate.

Der Hund von Baskerville - 5 Teil: Dr. Macdonalds Sanatorium

Der Hund von Baskerville - 5 Teil: Dr. Macdonalds Sanatorium

1920

Original Story

Writing

German horror mystery movie from 1920.

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

1916

Characters

6.3

When a couple of scammers hold young Alice Faulkner against her will to discover the whereabouts of letters whose dissemination could cause a scandal ...

The Comet's Come-Back

1916

Novel

The gases left in the wake of a comet that passed by earth have the effect of making everyone on the planet lazy and lethargic, and actually stops tim...

The Valley of Fear

1916

Story

Writing

An ex-convict tries to kill the detective who once posed as a member of an American hooded clan.

Der Hund von Baskerville, 3. Teil - Das unheimliche Zimmer

1915

Novel

A Study in Scarlet

1914

Novel

Sherlock Holmes solves a murder rooted in the Mormon trek of 1850.

The $5,000,000 Counterfeiting Plot

1914

as Himself

Acting

A member of a counterfeiting gang gives a forged note to his daughter. When she spends it on a dress the note ends up in the hands of the secret servi...

The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1914

Novel

4.0

In this early version the classic "Hound of the Baskervilles" mystery is not faithfully adapted, Watson's character is absent and there are two Holmes...

Our Mutual Girl

Our Mutual Girl

1914

as Self (episode 21)

Acting

Our Mutual Girl was unique. Not quite a serial, not quite a newsreel and not strictly an advertisement, it combined elements of all three. In 52 weekl...

Sherlock Holmes Solves the Sign of the Four

Sherlock Holmes Solves the Sign of the Four

1913

Novel

An adaptation of the Arthur Conan Doyle novel starring Sherlock Holmes.

The Speckled Band

1912

Story

Writing

Early adaptation of a Sherlock Holmes story

The Grey Dame

1909

Characters

0.5

In a mansion full of secret rooms and passageways, people are dying shortly after seeing the ghost of a woman in gray, as an old legend dictates. Call...

Sherlock Holmes in the Great Murder Mystery

Sherlock Holmes in the Great Murder Mystery

1908

Writer

Writing

Our picture relates to a crime committed by a Gorilla who escapes from his cage and through circumstantial evidence a young man, whom we will call in ...

Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

1905

Story

3.0
Writing

The millionaire's child is kidnapped. Sherlock Holmes after many thrilling adventures and narrow escapes rescues the child.

Sherlock Holmes Baffled

Sherlock Holmes Baffled

1900

Characters

5.2

Sherlock Holmes enters his drawing room to find it being burgled, but on confronting the villain is surprised when the latter disappears.

How Watson learned the trick

How Watson learned the trick

N/A

Writer

Writing

When Dr. Watson tries to apply Sherlock Holmes' method, he quickly discovers that it is harder than it looks.

Sherlock Holmes vs. Frankenstein

Sherlock Holmes vs. Frankenstein

N/A

Characters

In 1898, Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson travel to Germany to investigate a strange case in the village of Darmstadt near castle Frankenstein.

Enola Holmes 3

Enola Holmes 3

N/A

Characters

Adventure chases detective Enola Holmes to Malta, where personal and professional dreams collide in a case more tangled and treacherous than any she h...

Sherlock Holmes 3

Sherlock Holmes 3

N/A

Writer

Writing

The plot is unknown at this time.