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Satan Met A Lady

(US, Motion picture)
- (1936) The second film adaption of Dashiell Hammett's novel, The Maltese Falcon, Warren William as Ted Shayne, Bette Davis as Valerie Purvis, Alison Skipworth as Madame Barabbas (the Fat Man character).

Citations:
1. Masters of Menace, Greenstreet and Lorre, Ted Sennett, E. P. Dutton, 1979.

Scarlet Claw, The
(Motion picture)
- (1944) Sixth entry in the Rathbone/Bruce Sherlock Holmes series. Gerald Hamer, Paul Cavanagh, Emile Journet, Ian Wolfe.

Citations:
1. The Films of Sherlock Holmes, Chris Steinbrunner and Norman Michaels. Citadel Press, 1978.

Seven-Per-Cent Solution, The

(Motion picture)
- (1976) Based on the novel by Nicholas Meyer, starring Nicol Williamson as Sherlock Holmes, Robert Duvall as Dr. Watson, Alan Arkin as Sigmund Freud, and Laurence Olivier as Professor Moriarty.

Citations:
1. The Films of Sherlock Holmes, Chris Steinbrunner and Norman Michaels. Citadel Press, 1978.

Sharkey's Machine
(US, Motion picture)
- (1981) Robert Aldrich directed Burt Reynolds.

Citations:
1. 'TAD at the Movies,' by Thomas Godfrey, The Armchair Detective, Volume 15, Number 2, Pg. 188.

Shadow of the Thin Man

(US, Motion picture)
- (19--)

Citations:
1. None at this time.

The Song of the Thin Man

(US, Motion picture)
- (19--)

Citations:
1. None at this time.

Sherlock Holmes
(US, Motion picture)
- (1922) Silent movie starring John Barrymore as Sherlock Holmes, Roland Young as Dr. Watson, and Gustav von Seyffertitz as Professor Moriarty.

Citations:
1. The Films of Sherlock Holmes, Chris Steinbrunner and Norman Michaels. Citadel Press, 1978.
2. The Films of William Powell, Lawrence J. Quirk, Citadel Press, 1986.

Sherlock Holmes
(UK, Motion picture)
- (1932) Clive Brook as Sherlock Holmes, Ernest Torrence as Moriarty, Reginald Owen as Dr. Watson.

Citations:
1. The Films of Sherlock Holmes, Chris Steinbrunner and Norman Michaels. Citadel Press, 1978.

Sherlock Holmes' Fatal Hour
(UK, Motion picture)
- (1931) The first of the Arthur Wontner Holmes movies, produced by Twickenham Studios. Ian Fleming (not the creator of James Bond) as Dr. Watson.

Citations:
1. The Films of Sherlock Holmes, Chris Steinbrunner and Norman Michaels. Citadel Press, 1978.

Sherlock Holmes und das Halsband Des Todes
(German, Motion picture)
- (1962) Christopher Lee stars as Sherlock Holmes, Thorley Walters was Dr. Watson, Hans Soehnker was Professor Moriarty. Even though Lee was fluent in German, his voice ws dubbed in the production.

Citations:
1. The Films of Sherlock Holmes, Chris Steinbrunner and Norman Michaels. Citadel Press, 1978.

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
(Motion picture)
- (1943) Second of the Rathbone/Bruce Holmes series. Lionel Atwill plays Moriarty. Dennis Hoey begins his career as Inspector Lestrade.

Citations:
1. The Films of Sherlock Holmes, Chris Steinbrunner and Norman Michaels. Citadel Press, 1978.

Sherlock Holmes and The Voice of Terror
(Motion picture)
- (1942) The very first of the Universal film studios' Basil Rathbone Sherlock Holmes pictures. NIgel Bruce as Watson, Evelyn Ankers as Kitty, Thomas Gomez as Meade.

Citations:
1. The Films of Sherlock Holmes, Chris Steinbrunner and Norman Michaels. Citadel Press, 1978.

Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
(US, Motion picture)
- (1975) A Sherlock Holmes pastiche, with Gene Wilder as Holmes' younger brother Sigerson, and Marty Feldman as his Watson, Orville Sacker. Holmes and Watson do appear, as Douglas Wilmer and Thorley Walters.

Citations:
1. The Films of Sherlock Holmes, Chris Steinbrunner and Norman Michaels. Citadel Press, 1978.

Shock
(Motion picture)
- (1946) Vincent Price stars as a psychiatrist who accidentally murders his wife, with Lynn Bari and Anabel Shaw.

Citations:
1. Complete Films of Vincent Price, Lucy Chase Williams, Citadel Press, 1995.

Shriek in the Night, A
(US, motion picture)
- (1934). Ginger Rogers and Lyle Talbot reunited (from The Thirteenth Guest. Directed by Albert Ray.

Citations:
1. 'TAD Goes to the Movies,' by Thomas Godfrey, The Armchair Detective, Volume 14, 1981, Number 4, pg. 330-331.

Sign of the Four, The
(UK, Motion picture)
- (1932) The third in the Arthur Wontner Holmes movies, this one produced by Associated Radio Pictures. Jan Fleming as Dr. Watson. Graham Soutten as Jonathan Small.

Citations:
1. The Films of Sherlock Holmes, Chris Steinbrunner and Norman Michaels. Citadel Press, 1978.

Silver Blaze
(UK, Motion picture)
- (1937) The fifth and last of the Arthur Wontner Holmes movies, produced by Twickenham Studios. Ian Fleming as Dr. Watson. Lyn Harding (the Dr. Roylott of Raymond Massey's Speckled Band) as Professor Moriarty.

Citations:
1. The Films of Sherlock Holmes, Chris Steinbrunner and Norman Michaels. Citadel Press, 1978.

Sky Dragon
(US, motion picture)
- (1949). Charlie Chan Monogram entry starring Roland Wnters.

Citations:
1. 'TAD Goes to the Movies,' by Thomas Godfrey, The Armchair Detective, Volume 14, 1981, Number 4, pg. 330-331.

Sleepy Hollow
(US, Motion picture)
- (1999), directed by Tim Burton, starring Johnny Depp.
This adaption of the classic Americana tale, with Ichabod Crane
as a police constable, qualifies for mention in CAIRO.

Citations:
1. Sleepy Hollow Official Website.
2. 'Heads Will Roll,' one page article by Greg Walton, in Scarlet Street magazine
issue 35, pg. 20.
3. Reviewed in the Deutches Entertainment Magazines ezine, in the Dirk Jasper Filmlexikon. Click on -S- and scroll down to Sleepy Hollow.

Speckled Band, The
(UK, Motion picture)
- (1931) Raymond Massey as Holmes, Athole Stewart as Dr. Watson, Lynn Harding as Dr. Grimsby Roylott.

Citations:
1. The Films of Sherlock Holmes, Chris Steinbrunner and Norman Michaels. Citadel Press, 1978.
2. 'TAD at the Movies,' by Thomas Godfrey, The Armchair Detective, Volume 14, 1981, Number 4, pg. 330-331.

Spider Woman, The
(US, Motion picture)
- (1944). Rathbone and Bruce Sherlock Holmes, with Gale Sondergaard as the Spider Woman.
1. Reviewed briefly by Michael Brunas in Scarlet Street magazine issue 6,
Spring 1992, pg. 60.

Strangers on a Train
(US, Motion picture)
- (1951) Movie adapted from the novel by Patricia Highsmith, directed by
Alfred Hitchcock, starring Robert Walker and Farley Granger.

Citations
1. 'Interview-Patricia Highsmith,' by Diana Cooper-Clark, The Armchair Detective, Volume 14, 1981, Number 4, pg. 313-320.
2. Reviewed by John J. Mathews in Scarlet Street magazine issue 6,
Spring 1992, pg. 71.

Study in Scarlet, A
(British early film, 5,800 ft)
- (1914). Script by Harry Engholm. Directed by George pearson. Playefs were Fred Paul, Agnes GLynne, and Harry Paulo. 'Though Sherlock Holmes appears in the fim, it is not until the end, and the greater part deals with revenge and murder among the Mormons - the Cheddar Gorge and Southport sands representing the Rockies and Salt Lake.

Citations:
1. Cinema in Britain, Ivan Butler, AE Barnes/Tintivy Press, 1973.

Study in Scarlet, A
(Motion picture)
- (1933) Reginald Owen as Holmes, Warburton Gamble as Dr. Watson, Anna May Wong as Mrs. Pike.

Citations:
1. The Films of Sherlock Holmes, Chris Steinbrunner and Norman Michaels. Citadel Press, 1978.

Study in Terror, A
(US/UK, Motion picture)
- (1965) John Neville plays Sherlock Holmes, Donald Houston plays Dr. Watson. Robert Morley as Mycroft, John Fraser as Lord Carfax, Judi Dench as Sally are included in the cast. Holmes solves the mystery of Jack the Ripper.

Citations:
1. The Films of Sherlock Holmes, Chris Steinbrunner and Norman Michaels. Citadel Press, 1978.

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