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The Sign of Four

1923 · 82 min

A stately silent-era detective yarn, all shadowed rooms and careful deduction, rewarding patience with a slow unravelling of old secrets.

Overview
The final feature in the Eille Norwood Holmes series.

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • crime
  • betrayal
  • greed
  • colonialism
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism6
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
drama, mystery
Directed by
Maurice Elvey
Written by
Maurice Elvey
Starring
Eille Norwood, Isobel Elsom, Fred Raynham, Arthur M. Cullin, Norman Page, Humberston Wright, Henry Wilson, Mme. d'Esterre
Runtime
82 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
No Language

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