In London, a secret society led by lawyer Thaddeus Merrydew collects the assets of any of its deceased members and divides them among the remaining members. Society members start dropping like flies. Sherlock Holmes is approached by member James Murphy's widow, who is miffed at being left penniless by her husband. When Captain Pyke is shot, Holmes keys in on his mysterious Chinese widow as well as the shady Merrydew. Other members keep dying: Malcom Dearing first, then Mr. Baker. There is also an attempt on the life of young Eileen Forrester, who became a reluctant society member upon the death of her father. Holmes' uncanny observations and insights are put to the test.
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Reginald Owen | Sherlock Holmes |
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Anna May Wong | Mrs. Pyke |
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June Clyde | Eileen Forrester |
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Alan Dinehart | Merrydew |
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John Warburton | John Stanford |
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Alan Mowbray | Lastrade |
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Warburton Gamble | Dr. Watson |
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J.M. Kerrigan | Jabez Wilson |
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Doris Lloyd | Mrs. Murphy |
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Billy Bevan | Will Swallow |
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Leila Bennett | Daffy Dolly |
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Wyndham Standing | Capt. Pyke |
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Halliwell Hobbes | Dearing |
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Hobart Cavanaugh | Thompson - Innkeeper |
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Olaf Hytten | Merrydew's Butler |
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Tetsu Komai | Ah Yet |
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Tempe Pigott | Mrs. Hudson |
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Cecil Reynolds | William Baker |
Director | Edwin L. Marin |
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Writer | Arthur Conan Doyle, Robert Florey, Reginald Owen | |
Producer | Samuel Bischoff, Burt Kelly, William Saal | |
Photography | Arthur Edeson |