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The Sleeping Cardinal

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

1h 24m1931NRTMDb 5.5

MysteryCrime

English

Crew and Cast

Leslie S. HiscottLeslie S. HiscottDirectorArthur WontnerArthur WontnerSherlock HolmesIan FlemingIan FlemingDr. John WatsonMinnie RaynerMinnie RaynerMrs. HudsonLeslie PerrinsLeslie PerrinsRonald AdairJane WelshJane WelshKathleen AdairNorman McKinnelNorman McKinnelProf. Robert Moriarty · Col. Henslowe
William FazanThomas Fisher
Sydney KingTony Rutherford
Philip HewlandInspector Lestrade
Gordon BeggMarston · the butler
Louis GoodrichColonel Sebastian MoranHarry TerryHarry TerryNo. 16Charles PatonCharles PatonJ.J. Godfrey

Storyline

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

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Info

Status
Released
Released
15 February 1931
Runtime
1h 24m
Rating
NR
TMDB score
5.5 / 10 (16 votes)

Production

Director
Leslie S. Hiscott
Writers
Cyril Twyford, Arthur Conan Doyle
Studios
Julius Hagen Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures
Countries
United Kingdom

Box Office

Collection
Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Wontner) Collection

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English