Arthur Wontner
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Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Arthur Wontner (21 January 1875 – 10 July 1960) was a British actor best known for playing Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's master detective Sherlock Holmes in five films from 1931 to 1937. These films are: The Sleeping Cardinal (1931) (US title: Sherlock Holmes' Fatal Hour) based on Doyle's two stories, "The Adventure of the Empty House" and "The Final Problem" The Missing Rembrandt (1932) (still considered lost) based on "The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton" The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case (1932) The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (1935) based on The Valley of Fear Silver Blaze (1937) (US title:Murder at the Baskervilles, release 1941) based on "Silver Blaze" Reportedly, Wontner landed the role of Sherlock Holmes thanks to his performance of Holmes imitation Sexton Blake in a 1930 stage production. Of all Wontner's films as Sherlock Holmes, The Missing Rembrandt is no longer available. It is officially a lost film. It is possible to obtain all of the others. Silver Blaze was renamed Murder at the Baskervilles on its US release in order to make the most of the publicity which had been generated by Basil Rathbone's version of The Hound of the Baskervilles. In many respects Wontner's film can be seen as a sequel as it is set twenty years after the events of the more famous story. Wontner's son became the well-known hotelier and Lord Mayor of London Sir Hugh Wontner. Description above from the Wikipedia article Arthur Wontner,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: London, England, UK
Birthday: January 21, 1875
Deathday: July 10, 1960
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Gender: Male
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The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
Overview: General Candy, who's overseeing an English squad in 1943, is a veteran leader who doesn't have the respect of the men he's training and is considered out-of-touch with what's needed to win the war. But it wasn't always this way. Flashing back to his early career in the Boer War and World War I, we see a dashing young officer whose life has been shaped by three different women, and by a lasting friendship with a German soldier.
Genres: War Drama Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-07-26
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The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case
Overview: A young woman turns to Holmes for protection when she's menaced by an escaped killer seeking missing treasure. However, when the woman is kidnapped, Holmes and Watson must penetrate the city's criminal underworld to find her.
Genres: Mystery Thriller Romance Crime Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-05-12
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Genevieve
Overview: Two friends driving in the London to Brighton vintage car rally bet on which of them will be the first to arrive back home.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-05-28
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Silver Blaze
Overview: Holmes takes a vacation and visits his old friend Sir Henry Baskerville. His vacation ends when he suddenly finds himself in the middle of a double-murder mystery. Now he's got to find Professor Moriarty and the horse Silver Blaze before the great cup final horse race.
Genres: Crime Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-07-01
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The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes
Overview: Holmes, retired to Sussex, is drawn into a last case when his arch enemy Moriarty arranges with an American gang to kill one John Douglas, a country gentleman with a mysterious past. Holmes' methods baffle Watson and Lestrade, but his results astonish them. In a long flashback, the victim's wife tells the story of the sinister Vermissa Valley.
Genres: Thriller Mystery Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-03-24
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The Terror
Overview: For ten years, The Terror has laughed at both police and public. And for ten years, two of his erstwhile associates, Joe Conner and 'Soapy' Marks, have plotted revenge on the mastermind whose double-crossing sent them to Dartmoor prison without their share of the bullion stolen in a daring raid.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-05-02
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The Sleeping Cardinal
Overview: A card cheat is threatened with exposure into joining a criminal enterprise that Sherlock Holmes believes is controlled by Professor Moriarity.
Genres: Mystery Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-02-15
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Lady Windermere's Fan
Overview: Early silent version of the Oscar Wilde play.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1916-07-01
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Kate Plus Ten
Overview: Kate is secretary to Lord Flamborough. But she is also leader of a criminal gang. Can Mike Pemberton catch her red-handed?
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-03-17
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Pygmalion
Overview: Can Professor Higgins transform flower-girl Eliza Dolittle into a great lady?
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-02-08
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Dishonour Bright
Overview: A man is cited as the co-respondent in a divorce case, but is cheerfully unashamed when he appears in court.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-09-21
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Condemned to Death
Overview: A condemned man uses hypnotism on a judge. After the man's death, the judge finds himself acting like the condemned man.
Genres: Mystery Horror Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-01-21
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Ten Little Indians
Overview: Ten people are invited to a summer party on an island oft the Devon coast. They are an extremely varied group from a blustering major to a frigid spinster. The only thing they have in common is that they were each involved in a case of unexpected death. They soon find something very odd about their invitations, and then they start to die, one by one. But who is the murderer and where is he hiding.
Genres: Mystery Horror TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-08-20
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Sea Devils
Overview: Gilliatt, a fisherman-turned-smuggler on the isle of Guernsey, agrees to transport a beautiful woman to the French coast in the year 1800. She tells him she hopes to rescue her brother from the guillotine. Gilliatt finds himself falling in love and so feels betrayed when he later learns this woman is a countess helping Napoleon plan an invasion of England. In reality, however, the "countess" is an English agent working to thwart this invasion. When Gilliatt finds this out, he returns to France to rescue the woman who's true purpose has been discovered by the French.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-04-12
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Bonnie Prince Charlie
Overview: In the Jacobite Rising of 1745, the Young Pretender Bonnie Prince Charlie leads an insurrection to overthrow the Protestant House of Hanover and restore his family, the Catholic branch of the House of Stuart, to the British throne.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1923-11-01
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The Diamond Man
Overview: Orphan, Audrey Bedford takes the blame for her half- sister's gem theft and later exposes her employer as her crooked husband.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1924-09-30
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Eugene Aram
Overview: A blackmailed ex-thief is executed for a murder he didn't commit.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1924-02-28
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A Gentleman of Paris
Overview: A prominent Parisian judge is a witness to a murder while he is at a rendezvous with his mistress. A woman is arrested for the crime and brought before him for trial. It turns out that the woman is his ex-mistress, and the judge knows that she is not the killer - but if he comes forward, he stands a good chance of ruining his marriage and his career.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-12-04
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The Missing Rembrandt
Overview: Holmes goes on the trail of a Rembrandt painting, stolen by a drug-addicted artist.
Genres: Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-02-12
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The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
Overview: This documentary examines the making of the Sherlock Holmes cinematic dynasty and includes interviews and archival film clips featuring the original crime-fighter in all his incarnations.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-01-01
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Storm in a Teacup
Overview: A local politician in Scotland tries to break the reporter who wrote a negative story about him, and who is also in love with his daughter.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-02-25
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Blanche Fury
Overview: Penniless governess Blanche Fullerton takes a job at the estate of her rich relations, the Fury family. To better her position in life, Blanche marries her dull cousin, Laurence Fury, with whom she has a daughter. But before long, boredom sets in, and Blanche begins a tempestuous romance with stableman Philip Thorn. Together, they hatch a murderous plan to gain control of the estate.
Genres: Drama Thriller Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-02-19
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Thunder in the City
Overview: A visiting American engages in a bold business promotion, the likes of which the British have not seen.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-04-22
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Brandy for the Parson
Overview: A young couple get involved with a smuggler
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-05-02
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The Elusive Pimpernel
Overview: A British aristocrat goes in disguise to France to rescue people from The Terror of the guillotine.
Genres: Adventure Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-11-07
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The Bigamist
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1916-11-01
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Temptation's Hour
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Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
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The Live Wire
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-06-13
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