A Study in Scarlet (1914 British film)

A Study in Scarlet is a 1914 British silent drama film directed by George Pearson and starring James Bragington, making him the first English actor to portray Holmes on film. It is based on the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 1887 novel of the same name and is considered to be lost. An American film of the same name was released in the U.S. on the following day, 29 December 1914. As of 2014, the film is missing from the BFI National Archive, and is listed as one of the British Film Institute's "75 Most Wanted" lost films.

This article is about the 1914 British film. For the American film from the same year, see A Study in Scarlet (1914 American film).

A Study in Scarlet
Directed byGeorge Pearson
Written byArthur Conan Doyle (novel)
Harry Engholm
Produced byGeorge Pearson
G. B. Samuelson
StarringJames Bragington
CinematographyWalter Buckstone
Release date
  • 28 December 1914 (1914-12-28)
Running time
6 reels
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageSilent with English intertitles
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