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title: 'The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1929)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Basil Dean'
released: '1929-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 72
genres:
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-return-of-sherlock-holmes-1929'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0020324/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1929)

1929 · 72 min · Mystery · United States


## Synopsis

The Return of Sherlock Holmes is a 1929 American Pre-Code mystery film directed by Basil Dean and written by Arthur Conan Doyle, Basil Dean and Garrett Fort. The film shares its title with the third volume of the Sherlock Holmes stories, The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle. The film stars Clive Brook, H. Reeves-Smith, Betty Lawford, Charles Hay and Phillips Holmes. The film was released October 29, 1929, by Paramount Pictures. A copy is held at the Library of Congress. It was the first sound film to feature Sherlock Holmes. In 2025, the film entered the public domain in the United States.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Basil Dean](https://cinepixo.com/people/basil-dean)
- **Screenplay:** [Basil Dean](https://cinepixo.com/people/basil-dean)
- **Producer:** [Basil Dean](https://cinepixo.com/people/basil-dean)

## Cast

- [Betty Lawford](https://cinepixo.com/people/betty-lawford)
- [Phillips Holmes](https://cinepixo.com/people/phillips-holmes)
- [Clive Brook](https://cinepixo.com/people/clive-brook) as Sherlock Holmes
- [Harry T. Morey](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-t-morey)
- [Donald Crisp](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-crisp)

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