there be a few sherlock holmes reginald owen wasn not the best one . a study in scarlet boast an impressive cast even down to hobart cavanaugh in an uncredited bit a innkeeper thompson . the plot do seem to have more in common with agatha christie book and then there be none but that wasn not publish until 1939. even though it be film at the california tiffany studio it certainly have an authentic english feel to it . the amazing thing be how the cast ( most of them american actor ) come up with very creditable english accent . you do not even get that in a production let alone the cheap film . reginald owen have play dr. watson to clive brook sherlock holmes in the 1932 film of that name but in this film he play sherlock holmes . a body be discover in a railway carriage pull into victoria station . a code contain the word scarlet and limehouse be print in the paper . he be the second member of a secret society ( of which alan dinehart be the head ) to die . they divide up the money but decide not to give any to the victim widow and mr murphy ( doris lloyd ) . she then go to sherlock holmes with a rhyme she find among her husband thing . after the meeting another member be shoot through the heart . sherlock holmes talk to the widow mrs. pike . play by anna may wong with a very creditable english accent . even though she be give top billing she be not give much to do she do look very exotic though . the member be kill off one by one each one receive a little poem before hand . it be clear that thaddeus merrydew be the master mind behind all the murder but the actual murderer be a surprise . june clyde play the heroine eileen forrester . she make a little splash in early musical ie the cuckoo ( 1930 ) and hit the deck ( 1930 ) then in 1932 she be name a wampus baby star . that keep her career go until the end of the 30 . allan dinehart and that oily villain of so many 30 movie play thaddeus merrydew . billy bevan and an old silent comic and have a part a a helpful patron at the inn . recommend .