What was the first film adaptation of Sherlock Holmes?
Adaptations of Sherlock Holmes
In 1931 Raymond Massey played Sherlock Holmes in his screen debut, The Speckled Band,[17] while Arthur Wontner played Holmes in five British films from 1931 to 1937.
Adaptations of Sherlock Holmes
In the first twenty years of the 20th century, Harry Arthur Saintsbury played Holmes on stage in Gillette’s play more than 1,400 times.[15] In subsequent revivals of this production, Holmes was played by John Wood, John Neville, Patrick Horgan, Robert Stephens and Leonard Nimoy. Frank Langella played Holmes in a 1981 production for HBO.