The Sleeping Cardinal
1931·United Kingdom·84 min.
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First of five movies with Arthur Wontner as Sherlock Holmes. Card cheat Ronald Adair hears a disembodied voice coming from a painting of cardinal threatening him with exposure and disgrace unless he becomes part of a criminal conspiracy involving counterfeit money. Adair is reluctant and is later found shot in the head in a bank. Holmes rightly suspects that his arch-enemy Moriarity, the master of disguise, is behind the plot.
DirectorLeslie S. Hiscott
MusicJohn Greenwood
CastArthur Wontner·Ian Fleming·Minnie Rayner·Norman McKinnel·Leslie Perrins·Jane Welsh·Philip Hewland
Original titleThe Sleeping Cardinal (Sherlock Holmes’ Fatal Hour)
Also known asSherlock Holmes' Fatal Hour