2 Silent Holmes
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James Chapman
Abstract
Chapter 2 considers other silent films, including series by Nordisk Films of Denmark and Éclair films of Paris, and two feature-length films produced in Britain in 1914 and 1916 by the Samuelson Film Company, now considered ‘lost’. The focus is on the Stoll Film Company’s series of the early 1920s starring Eille Norwood: forty-five shorts and two features – The Hound of the Baskervilles (1921) and The Sign of Four (1923) – which are regarded as among the most authentic adaptations. Doyle saw the films and approved. The Stoll films can be seen as part of a project to promote British culture (‘Eminent British Authors’) at a time when American films enjoyed a cultural and economic hegemony in Britain. The chapter also includes an analysis of the rediscovered late silent German film of The Hound of the Baskervilles (1929).
Abstract
Chapter 2 considers other silent films, including series by Nordisk Films of Denmark and Éclair films of Paris, and two feature-length films produced in Britain in 1914 and 1916 by the Samuelson Film Company, now considered ‘lost’. The focus is on the Stoll Film Company’s series of the early 1920s starring Eille Norwood: forty-five shorts and two features – The Hound of the Baskervilles (1921) and The Sign of Four (1923) – which are regarded as among the most authentic adaptations. Doyle saw the films and approved. The Stoll films can be seen as part of a project to promote British culture (‘Eminent British Authors’) at a time when American films enjoyed a cultural and economic hegemony in Britain. The chapter also includes an analysis of the rediscovered late silent German film of The Hound of the Baskervilles (1929).
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Front Matter i
- Dedication v
- Contents vii
- List of Illustrations viii
- Acknowledgements xiii
- Abbreviations xv
- Note on source texts and titles xvi
- Introduction 1
- 1 From stage to screen 13
- 2 Silent Holmes 40
- 3 Talkie Holmes 63
- 4 Gaslight Holmes 97
- 5 Contemporary Holmes 121
- 6 Gothic Holmes 148
- 7 Television Holmes 169
- 8 Revisionist Holmes 197
- 9 Parody Holmes 226
- 10 Heritage Holmes 248
- 11 Action Holmes 278
- 12 Postmodern Holmes 294
- Conclusion 324
- Select bibliography 329
- Index 339
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Front Matter i
- Dedication v
- Contents vii
- List of Illustrations viii
- Acknowledgements xiii
- Abbreviations xv
- Note on source texts and titles xvi
- Introduction 1
- 1 From stage to screen 13
- 2 Silent Holmes 40
- 3 Talkie Holmes 63
- 4 Gaslight Holmes 97
- 5 Contemporary Holmes 121
- 6 Gothic Holmes 148
- 7 Television Holmes 169
- 8 Revisionist Holmes 197
- 9 Parody Holmes 226
- 10 Heritage Holmes 248
- 11 Action Holmes 278
- 12 Postmodern Holmes 294
- Conclusion 324
- Select bibliography 329
- Index 339
