Eille Norwood
Actor · 1861 – 1948 · York, England, UK
Eille Norwood was an English stage actor, director, and playwright best known today for playing Sherlock Holmes in a series of silent films.
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Movie8.0DramaThe Charlatan
1916 · 1 votes
Movie6.3DramaMysteryThe final feature in the Eille Norwood Holmes series.
The Sign of Four
1923 · 4 votes
Movie6.4CrimeDramaSherlock Holmes (Eille Norwood) knows that a man has killed a former partner but he can't prove it unless he finds a dying detective who knows what really happened. Norwood would play Holmes in over thirty films and he's quite good in the role bring an intelligent looking character.
The Dying Detective
1921 · 5 votes
Movie7.0MysteryCrimeAfter the death in suspicious circumstances of Charles Baskerville, the last descendant of the lineage of the Baskervilles, Henry, returned to the old family mansion. The charismatic detective Sherlock Holmes and his faithful assistant, Dr. Watson, investigating the case, and discover the existence of a supernatural hound that in addition murderer according to history, killed many years ago Hugo Baskerville, the first of the line, and it seems that the curse stalks his descendants.
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1921 · 2 votes
Movie7.0MysteryCrimeHolmes and Watson match wits with an opera star intent on blackmailing a king.
A Scandal in Bohemia
1921 · 2 votes
- Movie7.0HistoryAdventure
King James' agent saves a Dutch princess and marries her as the King's proxy.
Princess Clementina
1911 · 1 votes
- Movie7.0MysteryCrime
An adaptation of a Sherlock Holmes short story starring Eille Norwood.
The Tiger of San Pedro
1921 · 1 votes
- Movie7.0MysteryCrime
An adaptation of a Sherlock Holmes short story starring Eille Norwood.
The Blue Carbuncle
1923 · 1 votes
Movie6.0CrimeDramaSherlock Holmes (Eille Norwood) is on vacation when he stumbles into a house and discovers two bodies. Both have been dead for hours but there aren't any visible signs of violence and soon other bodies start to pile up.
The Devil's Foot
1921 · 5 votes
Movie8.0MysteryEille Norwood stars as the Great Detective in three episodes from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: A Scandal in Bohemia, wherein Holmes falls for ‘the woman’; The Golden Pince-Nez, which features Holmes’ deductive powers at work; and The Final Problem, featuring the sinister Professor Moriarty. The episodes are accompanied by newly commissioned scores by Joanna MacGregor, Neil Brand and Joseph Havlat.
Silent Sherlock: Three Classic Cases
2025 · 1 votes
- Movie9.0MysteryCrime
A superior-minded British aristocrat condescends to visit Holmes for help with a spot of bother: his new wife has disappeared. What is the secret of her past? How will the solution affect the haughty "lord?"
The Noble Bachelor
1921 · 1 votes
- Movie10.0MysteryCrime
A wealthy banker comes to Holmes desperate to recover a valuable British gem--and to deal with his son's apparent dishonor.
The Beryl Coronet
1921 · 1 votes
- Movie9.0MysteryCrime
An adaptation of a Sherlock Holmes short story starring Eille Norwood.
The Yellow Face
1921 · 1 votes
Movie8.0MysteryCrimeA London lady comes to Holmes in curiosity about her newest lodger. After first renting the room, arranging for meals and newspaper to be left at the door, and paying a very high fee, he disappears completely. Or, is it someone else now inside the room?
The Red Circle
1922 · 1 votes
- Movie8.0MysteryCrime
There is a dark mystery in Hampshire, near Winchester. Why does this strange couple insist the governess cut her hair short? Why is she told funny stories? And who is in the tower?
The Copper Beeches
1921 · 1 votes
Movie9.0DramaRomance'Lady marries horse trainer but withholds herself until crippled brother is cured.' (British Film Catalogue)
The Hundredth Chance
1920 · 1 votes
- Movie10.0CrimeDrama
Adaptation of the Conan Doyle story The Mazarin Stone.
The Stone of Mazarin
1923 · 1 votes
- Movie9.0CrimeDrama
Dr. John Watson treats a patient who has lost a thumb. The patient says that the loss of his thumb was not an accident but the result of an attack. However, he fears that the story behind the loss of his digit is so strange that the police will not believe it.
The Engineer's Thumb
1923 · 1 votes
- Movie10.0MysteryCrime
A popular aristocrat has been killed, but no one can learn how. No one, that is, until the return of Sherlock Holmes.
The Empty House
1921 · 1 votes
- Movie9.0MysteryCrime
Holmes is hired by the débutante Lady Eva Blackwell to retrieve compromising letters from a blackmailer:
Charles Augustus Milverton
1922 · 1 votes
- Movie8.0MysteryCrime
An adaptation of a Sherlock Holmes short story starring Eille Norwood.
The Greek Interpreter
1922 · 1 votes
- Movie10.0MysteryCrime
A desperate, but highly respectable schoolmaster collapses at Holmes' door. His prize pupil, the son of a wealthy duke, has vanished, seemingly without a trace. And, why is Holmes getting such poor cooperation in his investigation?
The Priory School
1921 · 1 votes
Movie10.0MysteryCrimePolice battle against a gang of blackmailers known as The Crimson Circle.
The Crimson Circle
1922 · 1 votes
Movie7.5MysteryCrimeAn adaptation of a Sherlock Holmes short story starring Eille Norwood.
The Golden Pince-Nez
1922 · 2 votes