The Sleeping Cardinal

Jul 20 1931 N/A 1h 24m
Crime, Mystery

A card cheat is threatened with exposure into joining a criminal enterprise that Sherlock Holmes believes is controlled by Professor Moriarity.

Plot

Card cheat Ronald Adair hears a disembodied voice coming from a painting of a cardinal threatening him with exposure and disgrace unless he becomes part of a criminal conspiracy involving counterfeit money. Adair is reluctant and is later found shot in the head in a bank. Holmes rightly suspects that his arch-enemy Moriarty, the master of disguise, is behind the plot.

Written by

Arthur Conan Doyle, Leslie S. Hiscott, H. Fowler Mear

Directed by

Leslie S. Hiscott

Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Julius Hagen Productions

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
498
Average Rating
5.8 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA