Silent Sherlock Holmes film to be screened for first time since 1922 release
https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/aug/28/silent-sherlock-holmes-film-to-be-screened-for-first-time-since-1922-release
Silent Sherlock Holmes film to be screened for first time since 1922 release
The Golden Pince-Nez features Eille Norwood as the detective and has been restored by the BFI national archive
Dalya Alberge
Wed 28 Aug 2024 01.00 EDT
A silent Sherlock Holmes film starring Arthur Conan Doyles favourite impersonator of the famous sleuth, Eille Norwood, is to be screened for the first time since its release in 1922, following its extensive restoration by the BFI national archive.
Titled The Golden Pince-Nez, it is a classic case of Holmes detection, based on a Conan Doyle short story that was first published in the Strand magazine in 1904.
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Conan Doyle said of him: His wonderful impersonation of Holmes has amazed me. Norwood had that rare quality which can only be described as glamour, which compels you to watch an actor eagerly even when he is doing nothing. He has a quite unrivalled power of disguise.
The restoration world premiere will be held on 16 October as part of the BFI London film festival.
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