Cov qhab vog (1931)

Yog ib tus earliest talkie films raws li cov dab neeg Sherlock Holmes, Cov qhab vog (1931) yog ib zaj duab xis public sau hnyav ncawv edited ntawm nws cov thawj daim ntawv. British thiab Dominion Films Corporation naam uas ua, uas lawv tso rau hauv lub peb hlis ntuj 5, 1931. Raymond Massey tau nws thawj starring tug li Sherlock Holmes.

The film is set in 1930s England. Sherlock Holmes is a famous detective with a secretarial pool devoted to his and Dr. Watson’s business. Txawm li cas los, outside of the setting changes, the story is a faithful retelling of Cov qhab vog short story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

One of two stepdaughters of Dr. Grimsbey Rylott ask Sherlock Holmes for help after her sister dies mysteriously in their house. Dr. Rylott insists that his other stepdaughter also sleep in the same room, where her sister died. While the first death was recorded as natural, Holmes has his doubts.

Hmoov tsis, the film is a little hard to follow because it is edited so heavily. The film is in the public domain but most copies are poor and cut down from the original film.

Cov qhab vog was the third film role for Raymond Massey and his first starring role. Born on August 30, 1896 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Massey graduate college before starting in film in 1929. Before he made his last film in 1973, Massey played in 86 films mostly in a starring or co-starring role.

Cov qhab vog sau hais txog 50 minutes in it’s current form. Qhia rau kuv paub seb koj xav li cas txog naam.

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