A Study in Scarlet (1933) is a pre‑Code American mystery thriller loosely inspired by Arthur Conan Doyle’s novel but with an entirely original screenplay. Directed by Edwin L. Marin, it stars Reginald Owen as Sherlock Holmes and Anna May Wong in a rare noir‑styled role. The film is notable for its secret‑society plot and its divergence from Doyle’s original story.
🎬 Film Overview
Title: A Study in Scarlet
Year: 1933
Genre: Mystery / Thriller / Horror (pre‑Code)
Director: Edwin L. Marin
Screenplay: Robert Florey (original story, not Doyle’s plot)
Produced by: Samuel Bischoff
Starring:
Reginald Owen as Sherlock Holmes
Anna May Wong as Mrs. Pyke
June Clyde as Eileen Forrester
Alan Dinehart as Thaddeus Merrydew
John Warburton as John Stanford
Runtime: 71 minutes
Studio: KBS Productions
Distributor: Sono Art‑World Wide Pictures / Fox Film Corporation
Cinematography: Arthur Edeson
Edited by: Rose Loewinger
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