A Study In Scarlet
49 minutes. Colour
AR: 4:3 Full Frame
Distributor: Prism Leisure Corp.
The Valley Of
Fear - Cover synopsis
John Douglas, an American who struck
Lucky prospecting for gold in California, is found
murdered in the study of Birlstone Manor, his face
blown away by a shotgun blast.
Scotland yard are forced to call
in the famous dective Sherlock Holmes and his able
assistant Dr. Watson to help
Holmes examines the body, finds
a mysterious symbol branded on the dead man's arm
and then inspects the house and questions all the
occupants, embarking on what will prove to be one
of his most mysterious adventures, as he follows a
trail of cleverly disguised cryptic clues that all
point to the fact that Mr Douglas was living in mortal
terror of deadly retribution - from the Vally Of Fear!
Bartholomew Sholto is working in
his laboratory when a pigmy-like native fires a poison
dart with a blowpipe into the back of his neck, killing
him instantly.
A one-legged accomplace joins the
native by climbing up through the window and places
a note on the dead body that reads: 'The Sign Of Four.'
So begins on of Sherlock Holmes
most exciting adventures, as a Miss Morston, who is
looking for her missing father, draws him deeper into
the mystery.
Holmes attempts to discover the
meaning of those four cryptic words, with the help
of his superior brain, his amazing talent for disguise,
the gang of street urchins he employs called the Baker
Street Irregulars, and his friend his chronicler Dr.
Watson.
There is a 200-year-old curse on
the Baskerville family: the story of a monstrous hellhound
who roams the vast estate, waiting to attack any heir
who foolishly strays onto the moors.
Sir Charles Baskerville has already
been savaged and the story told by Sir Henry Baskerville,
who has inherited the hall, interests the legendary
private dective Sherlock Holmes and his trusted companion
Dr. Watson.
So Begins the classic Conan
Doyle tale as Holmes and Watson encounter a cast of
intriguing characters, each with a hidden fear, each
part of a fascinating mystery that the great dective
must unravel.
The body of Enoch J. Drebberof
Cleveland, Ohio is found in a house in Brixton, London
and the only clues: a woman's wedding ring, the word
'Rache' scratched on the wall and an envelope addressed
to Joseph Stangerson containing a timetable of the
Atlantic Steamship Company.
Then Stangerson is found dead in
a hotel room with a telegram saying 'J.H. is in Europe',
two pills - one strychnine, the other aspirin - and,
once again, the word 'Rache' scrawled on the wall.
Elements that make up an intriguing
mystery Inspector Lestrade of Scotland Yard cannot
hope to tackle alone and a puzzle guaranteed to appeal
to the detective instincts of Sherlock Holmes accompanied
by his stalwart companion Dr. Watson!
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