Sherlock Holmes (1916 film) Sherlock Holmes (1916 film) Sherlock Holmes is a 1916 American silent film starring William Gillette as Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes. The film, which was directed by Arthur Berthelet, was produced by Essanay Studios in Chicago. It was adapted from the 1899 stage play of the same name, which was based on the stories, "A Scandal in Bohemia," "The Final Problem," and "A Study in Scarlet" by Arthur Conan Doyle. All surviving prints of the 1916 film "Sherlock Holmes" were once thought to be lost. However, on October 1, 2014, it was announced that a copy had been discovered in
The Red-Headed League (Sherlock Holmes) The Red-Headed League (Sherlock Holmes) "The Red-Headed League" is an episode of the "Sherlock Holmes" television adaptations of the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle stories, produced by Britain's Granada Television between 1984 and 1994 and starring Jeremy Brett as the famous detective. It is based on the short story of the same title. The episode was first aired at 9:00 PM in the United Kingdom on Tuesday, 22 September 1985 on ITV. It is the fifth of six episodes in the series' second season and the twelfth of the show overall. The episode notably takes some creative liberty in adapting the