Starring John Barrymore in one of his most prestigious early roles, this rarely seen film also presents screen debuts of William Powell and Roland Young and also features American Gossip Columnist Hedda Hopper who at the height of her influence in the 1940s, had more than 35 million people read her columns.
SYNOPIS – When a young prince is accused of a crime that could embroil him in international scandal, debonair super-sleuth Sherlock Holmes comes to his aid, and quickly discovers that behind the incident lurks a criminal mastermind eager to reduce Western civilization to anarchy.
The film was considered lost for decades, but was rediscovered in the mid-1970s and restored by George Eastman House. It was written by Earle Browne and Marion Fairfax from the 1899 play by William Gillette and Arthur Conan Doyle based upon Doyle’s characters, and was produced by Goldwyn Pictures Corporation.
Doors & bar open at 11am. Coffee, tea & refreshments available. Movie screens at 12 noon. Tickets $15 and free for kids 13 and under. No need to book. Get your tickets at the door. Film duration 85 minutes.