90-year-old Sherlock fanfiction

[sidlj]

No fooling. We didn't invent nothing, folks. I just watched a silent 1922 Sherlock Holmes movie starring John Barrymore, which was based on a 1899 play initially written by Conan Doyle and rewritten by lead actor William Gillette, with Conan Doyle's permission.

High School AUOkay, okay - Sherlock and John were university students, at Cambridge

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[sidlj]

Ooh, that must have been fun! I'm sure Nimoy learned all he needed to know about being a ham from Shatner. :-D This film was largely a drag. Lots of scenes of people standing around and talking...in a silent movie. Recognizing Roland Young and William Powell was the best part!

[ninja007]

I love William Powell! I may have to look this film up. I used to be interested in everything Holmes, but have definitely mellowed out.

Sounds interesting!

[sidlj]

I wish I hadn't promptly deleted it from my DVR when I finished watching it, because it took me a Very Long Time to identify William Powell, so I totally missed that it was him back in the Cambridge scenes that set up his character. Ah, well.

It is definitely an interesting artifact!