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The Return of Sherlock Holmes
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Basil Dean
Written by	Arthur Conan Doyle; Basil Dean; Garrett Fort
Produced by	Basil Dean
Starring	Clive Brook; H. Reeves-Smith; Betty Lawford; Charles Hay; Phillips Holmes
Cinematography	William O. Steiner
Edited by	Helene Turner
Production; company	Paramount Pictures
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	October 29, 1929;
Running time	71 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Return of Sherlock Holmes is a 1929 American Pre-Code mystery film directed by Basil Dean and written by Arthur Conan Doyle, Basil Dean and Garrett Fort. The film shares its title with the third volume of the Sherlock Holmes stories, The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle. The film stars Clive Brook, H. Reeves-Smith, Betty Lawford, Charles Hay and Phillips Holmes. The film was released October 29, 1929, by Paramount Pictures. A copy is held at the Library of Congress.^[1] It was the first sound film to feature Sherlock Holmes. In 2025, the film entered the public domain in the United States.^[2]

Plot

Cast

Production

The Return of Sherlock Holmes was shot at the Astoria Studios in New York.^[3]^[4] A silent version of the film was also produced to accommodate theaters which did not feature sound.^[3]

References

^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at the Library of Congress, by The American Film Institute, c.1978
^ Moss, Aaron (December 4, 2024). "Public Domain Day 2025 is Coming: Here's What to Know". CopyrightLately. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
^ ^a ^b Bunson, Matthew (1997). Encyclopedia Sherlockiana. Simon & Schuster. p. 213. ISBN 0-02-861679-0.
^ Conan Doyle, Sir Arthur; Baring-Gould, William S. (1979). The Annotated Sherlock Holmes. Clarkson N. Potter, Inc. p. 30. ISBN 0517502917.