A_Study_in_Scarlet_(1914_British_film)
A Study in Scarlet (1914 British film)
1914 film
A Study in Scarlet is a 1914 British silent drama film directed by George Pearson and starring James Bragington,[1] making him the first English actor to portray Holmes on film.[1] It is based on the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 1887 novel of the same name and is considered to be lost.[2][3] An American film of the same name was released in the U.S. on the following day, 29 December 1914. As of 2014[update], the film is missing from the BFI National Archive, and is listed as one of the British Film Institute's "75 Most Wanted" lost films.[4][5]