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Silver Blaze is a 1937 British, black-and-white crime and mystery film, based loosely on Arthur Conan Doyle's short story "Silver Blaze". It was directed by Thomas Bentley, and was produced by Twickenham Film Studios Productions. It stars Arthur Wontner as Sherlock Holmes, Ian Fleming as Dr. Watson and Ronald Shiner (uncredited) as Simpson the Stable Boy/Jockey. In the United States the film was released in 1941 by Astor Pictures, where it was also known as Murder at the Baskervilles, retitled by distributors to capitalize on the success of the Basil Rathbone Holmes film, The Hound of the Baskervilles.
Original Release
10/25/1937
US Release
01/15/1941
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Arthur Wontner | Sherlock Holmes |
| Ian Fleming | Dr. Watson / Dr. John Watson |
| Lyn Harding | Professor Moriarty / Moriarty |
| John Turnbull | Inspector Lestrade |
| Robert Horton | Colonel Ross |
| Lawrence Grossmith | Sir Henry Baskerville |
| Judy Gunn | Diana Baskerville |
| Arthur Goullet | Moran |
| Martin Walker | Straker |
| Eve Gray | Mrs. Straker |
Directors
Writers
Arthur Macrae, Arthur Conan Doyle, H. Fowler Mear
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Arthur Wontner | Sherlock Holmes |
| Ian Fleming | Dr. Watson / Dr. John Watson |
| Lyn Harding | Professor Moriarty / Moriarty |
| John Turnbull | Inspector Lestrade |
| Robert Horton | Colonel Ross |
| Lawrence Grossmith | Sir Henry Baskerville |
| Judy Gunn | Diana Baskerville |
| Arthur Goullet | Moran |
| Martin Walker | Straker |
| Eve Gray | Mrs. Straker |
| Gilbert Davis | Miles Stanford |
| Minnie Rayner | Mrs. Hudson |
| D.J. Williams | Silas Brown |
| Ralph Truman | Bert Prince |
| O.B. Clarence | Estate Agent |
| Syd Crossley | Sam Silver |
| Danny Green | Barton - Moriarty's Henchman |
| Aubrey Mallalieu | Doctor at Stables |
| Ronald Shiner | Simpson - Stable Boy |
| Arthur Macrae | Jack Trevor |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Julius Hagen | Producer |
