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Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories have been adapted numerous times over the years, but '''one adaptation in particular''', starring William Gillette, was shot in Chicago in 1916 and released by Essanay Studios, known for producing the famous Charlie Chaplin shorts.
|title=<center>Sherlock Holmes (1916)</center>
|image=Sherlock_Holmes_1916_2.jpg
|imagecaption=Margaret Hamilton as the Wicked Witch of the West, alongside Oscar the Grouch.
|status=<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|datefound=October 1, 2014
|foundby=Cinémathèque Française
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Adapted from Doyle's 1899 play, the movie takes inspiration from the stories "A Scandal in Bohemia", "The Final Problem" and "The Copper Beeches", as well as the novel ''A Study in Scarlet'', and is widely believed to be the only filmed record of Gillette's portrayal of Holmes.
'''''Sherlock Holmes (1916)''''' is an early silent adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's ''Sherlock Holmes'' books starring William Gillette.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherlock_Holmes_(1916_film) Wikipedia article.] Retrieved 26 Mar '16.</ref> The film was shot in Chicago in 1916 and released by Essanay Studios, known for producing the famous Charlie Chaplin shorts.


The film was thought lost until, 98 years later, in 2014, it was [http://www.cbsnews.com/news/long-lost-1916-sherlock-holmes-is-found-restored/ rediscovered in the Cinematheque Francaise], with plans made to restore it and screen it in Britain on January 2015, then in the USA on May 2015.
The film particularly takes inspiration from the stories "A Scandal in Bohemia", "The Final Problem" and "The Copper Beeches", as well as the novel ''A Study in Scarlet''. It is widely believed to be the only filmed record of Gillette's portrayal of Holmes.
 
The film was thought lost until, 98 years later (in 2014) it was rediscovered in the Cinematheque Francaise archives <ref>[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/long-lost-1916-sherlock-holmes-is-found-restored/ CBS News article about its rediscovery.] Retrieved 26 Mar '16.</ref>, with plans made to restore it and screen it in Britain on January 2015, then in the USA on May 2015.
 
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Margaret Hamilton as the Wicked Witch of the West, alongside Oscar the Grouch.

Status: Found

Date found: October 1, 2014

Found by: Cinémathèque Française


Sherlock Holmes (1916) is an early silent adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes books starring William Gillette.[1] The film was shot in Chicago in 1916 and released by Essanay Studios, known for producing the famous Charlie Chaplin shorts.

The film particularly takes inspiration from the stories "A Scandal in Bohemia", "The Final Problem" and "The Copper Beeches", as well as the novel A Study in Scarlet. It is widely believed to be the only filmed record of Gillette's portrayal of Holmes.

The film was thought lost until, 98 years later (in 2014) it was rediscovered in the Cinematheque Francaise archives [2], with plans made to restore it and screen it in Britain on January 2015, then in the USA on May 2015.

References

  1. ↑ Wikipedia article. Retrieved 26 Mar '16.
  2. ↑ CBS News article about its rediscovery. Retrieved 26 Mar '16.
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