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Arthur Wontner (21 January 1875 – 10 July 1960) was a British actor best known for playing Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's master detective Sherlock Holmes in five films from 1931 to 1937. These films are: *''The Sleeping Cardinal'' (1931) (US title: ''Sherlock Holmes' Fatal Hour'')is based on Doyle's two stories, "The Final Problem" and "The Adventure of the Empty House"〔(Detective-Mystery Films )〕 *''The Missing Rembrandt'' (1932) (still considered lost) based on "The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton"〔〔 *''The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case'' (1932) *''The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes'' (1935) based on ''The Valley of Fear''〔 *''Silver Blaze'' (1937) (US title:''Murder at the Baskervilles'', release 1941)〔(Murder At The Baskervilles (1937) )〕 based on "Silver Blaze"〔 Reportedly, Wontner landed the role of Sherlock Holmes thanks to his performance of Holmes imitation Sexton Blake in a 1930 stage production. Of all Wontner's films as Sherlock Holmes, ''The Missing Rembrandt'' is no longer available. It is officially a lost film. It is possible to obtain all of the others. ''Silver Blaze'' was renamed ''Murder at the Baskervilles'' on its US release in order to make the most of the publicity which had been generated by Basil Rathbone's version of ''The Hound of the Baskervilles''. In many respects Wontner's film can be seen as a sequel as it is set twenty years after the events of the more famous story. Wontner's son became the well-known hotelier and Lord Mayor of London Sir Hugh Wontner. ==Filmography== * ''Lady Windermere's Fan'' (1916) * ''Bonnie Prince Charlie'' (1923) * ''The Diamond Man'' (1924) * ''Eugene Aram'' (1924) * ''The Infamous Lady'' (1928) * ''A Gentleman of Paris'' (1931) * ''The Sleeping Cardinal'' (1931) * ''The Sign of Four'' (1932) * ''The Missing Rembrandt'' (1932) * ''Condemned to Death'' (1932) * ''The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes'' (1935) * ''Royal Cavalcade'' (1935) * ''Line Engaged'' (1935) * ''Dishonour Bright'' (1936) * ''Second Bureau'' (1936) * ''Thunder in the City'' (1937) * ''Silver Blaze'' (1937) * ''Storm in a Teacup'' * ''The Terror'' (1938) * ''13 Men and a Gun'' (1938) * ''Kate Plus Ten'' (1938) * ''Old Iron'' (1938) * ''The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp'' (1943) * ''Blanche Fury'' (1948) * ''The Elusive Pimpernel'' (1950) * ''Brandy for the Parson'' (1952) * ''Genevieve'' (1953) * ''Sea Devils'' (1953) * ''Three Cases of Murder'' (1955) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Arthur Wontner」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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