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Sherlock Holmes
Also known as Raffles Flugt fra Faengslet (Raffles Escapes from Prison) in Denmark; Raffles Escapes from Prison in the United Kingdom; and as Sherlock Holmes II: Raffles Escapes from Prison in the USA
(1908) Denmark
B&W : One reel / 689 feet
Directed by Viggo Larsen

Cast: Forrest Holger-Madsen [Sherlock Holmes], Viggo Larsen, Poul Gregaard, [?] Alwin Neuss?

Nordisk Films Kompagni production; distributed by Nordisk Films Kompagni. / Produced by Ole Olsen. Scenario by Viggo Larsen, from the Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The second Nordisk Holmes film. The film was released in the United Kingdom in November 1908. The film was released in the USA (at 690 feet) by Great Northern Film Company on 27 February 1909.

Drama.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: (unknown) [Denmark]; Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Authors: Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) - Characters: Sherlock Holmes - Law: Enforcement: Police: Detectives

Listing updated: 23 June 2009.

References: Mottram-Danish pp. 38-39; Pohle-Holmes pp. 33-34.

 
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