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Arthur Wontner made the first of five screen appearances as the famed detective in this British mystery which borrows from Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Final Problem" and "The Empty House." A card cheat is threatened with exposure─and worse─if he doesn't join a criminal conspiracy run by the nefarious Professor Moriarty. Can Holmes and Watson foil Moriarty's scheme? With Norman McKinnel, Leslie Perrins, and Ian Fleming as Watson. AKA: "The Sleeping Cardinal." 82 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.