The Missing Rembrandt is a 1932 British mystery film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Arthur Wontner, Jane Welsh, Miles Mander, and Francis L. Sullivan.[1] It is considered a lost film.[2][3] The film was loosely based on the 1904 Sherlock Holmes story "The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton" by Arthur Conan Doyle.[4]
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| Directed by | Leslie S. Hiscott |
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| Produced by | Julius Hagen |
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| Edited by | Jack Harris |
| Distributed by | Twickenham Studios |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
It is the second film in the 1931–1937 film series starring Wontner as Sherlock Holmes.[4]
Plot
Sherlock Holmes goes on the trail of a Rembrandt painting, stolen by a drug-addicted artist.
Cast
- Arthur Wontner as Sherlock Holmes
- Jane Welsh as Lady Violet Lamsden
- Miles Mander as Claude Holford
- Francis L. Sullivan as Baron von Guntermann
- Ian Fleming as Doctor Watson
- Dino Galvani as Carlo Ravelli
- Philip Hewland as Inspector Lestrade
- Minnie Rayner as Mrs Hudson
- Herbert Lomas as Manning
Reception
The New York Times reviewer wrote that, though it is "slightly changed as to action and entirely as to title, provides both excitement and laughter" and "brings back a number of screen actors who by this time seem to be perfectly at home in their parts."[5]
