The Missing Rembrandt

1932 film

The Missing Rembrandt

Directed by| Leslie S. Hiscott
Written by|

* H. Fowler Mear
* Cyril Twyford
* Arthur Conan Doyle (character of Sherlock Holmes)

Produced by| Julius Hagen
Starring|

* Arthur Wontner
* Jane Welsh
* Miles Mander

Cinematography|

* Sydney Blythe
* Basil Emmott

Edited by| Jack Harris
Distributed by| Twickenham Studios

Release dates

* February 1932 (1932-02) (UK)
* 25 March 1932 (1932-03-25) (US)

Running time

| 84 minutes
Country| United Kingdom
Language| English

The Missing Rembrandt is a 1932 British mystery film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Arthur Wontner, Jane Welsh, Miles Mander, and Francis L. Sullivan.[1] It is considered a lost film.[2][3] The film was loosely based on the 1904 Sherlock Holmes story "The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton" by Arthur Conan Doyle.[4]

It is the second film in the 1931–1937 film series starring Wontner as Sherlock Holmes.[4]

## Plot

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Sherlock Holmes goes on the trail of a Rembrandt painting, stolen by a drug-addicted artist.

## Cast

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* Arthur Wontner as Sherlock Holmes
* Jane Welsh as Lady Violet Lamsden
* Miles Mander as Claude Holford
* Francis L. Sullivan as Baron von Guntermann
* Ian Fleming as Doctor Watson
* Dino Galvani as Carlo Ravelli
* Philip Hewland as Inspector Lestrade
* Minnie Rayner as Mrs Hudson
* Herbert Lomas as Manning

## Reception

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The New York Times reviewer wrote that, though it is "slightly changed as to action and entirely as to title, provides both excitement and laughter" and "brings back a number of screen actors who by this time seem to be perfectly at home in their parts."[5]

## See also

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* List of lost films

## References

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1. ^ "The Missing Rembrandt". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.
2. ^ "The Missing Rembrandt".
3. ^ McMullen, Kieran (11 October 2012). The Many Watsons. Andrews UK Limited. p. 89\. ISBN 9781780923048.
4. ^ a b Barnes, Alan (2011). Sherlock Holmes on Screen. Titan Books. pp. 119–121. ISBN 9780857687760.
5. ^ B.W.N. (28 March 1932). "Movie Review: Sherlock Holmes Again". The New York Times.

## External links

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* The Missing Rembrandt at IMDb

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Screen adaptations of Sherlock Holmes

Theatrical films|

| Silent|

* Sherlock Holmes Baffled (1900)
* Adventures of Sherlock Holmes; or, Held for Ransom (1905)
* Sherlock Holmes in the Great Murder Mystery (1908)
* Arsène Lupin contra Sherlock Holmes (1910)
* Éclair film series (1912–1913)
* Der Hund von Baskerville (1914)
* Detektiv Braun (1914)
* A Study in Scarlet (1914 British film)
* A Study in Scarlet (1914 US film)
* The Valley of Fear (1916)
* Sherlock Holmes (1916)
* Sherlock Holmes (1922)
* The Hound of the Baskervilles (1929)

| Stoll series|

* The Dying Detective (1921)
* The Devil's Foot (1921)
* The Man with the Twisted Lip (1921)
* The Hound of the Baskervilles (1921)
* The Sign of Four (1923)

|

Wontner series|

* The Sleeping Cardinal (1931)
* The Missing Rembrandt (1932)
* The Sign of Four (1932)
* The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (1935)
* Silver Blaze (1937)

Rathbone–Bruce
series|

* The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)
* The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)
* Voice of Terror (1942)
* Secret Weapon (1942)
* Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943)
* Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943)
* The Spider Woman (1943)
* The Scarlet Claw (1944)
* The Pearl of Death (1944)
* The House of Fear (1945)
* The Woman in Green (1945)
* Pursuit to Algiers (1945)
* Terror by Night (1946)
* Dressed to Kill (1946)

Downey series|

* Sherlock Holmes (2009)
* A Game of Shadows (2011)

Other films|

* The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1929)
* The Limejuice Mystery (1930)
* The Speckled Band (1931)
* Lelíček ve službách Sherlocka Holmese (1932)
* The Hound of the Baskervilles (1932)
* Sherlock Holmes (1932)
* A Study in Scarlet (1933)
* The Hound of the Baskervilles (1937)
* The Grey Lady (1937)
* The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes (1937)
* Deduce, You Say! (1956)
* The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)
* The Deadly Necklace (1962)
* A Study in Terror (1965)
* The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970)
* They Might Be Giants (1971)
* The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975)
* The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976)
* The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978)
* Murder by Decree (1979)
* The Case of Marcel Duchamp (1984)
* Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
* The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
* Without a Clue (1988)
* Zero Effect (1998)
* A Samba for Sherlock (2001)
* Case Closed: The Phantom of Baker Street (2002)
* Holmes & Watson. Madrid Days (2012)
* Mr. Holmes (2015)
* The Empire of Corpses (2015)
* Sherlock Gnomes (2018)
* Holmes & Watson (2018)
* Sherlock Holmes and the Great Escape (2019)

Television/
streaming/
direct-to-video|

| Films|

| Ian Richardson|

* The Sign of Four (1983)
* The Hound of the Baskervilles (1983)

|

Peter O'Toole
(animated)|

* Sherlock Holmes and a Study in Scarlet (1983)
* Sherlock Holmes and the Baskerville Curse (1983)
* Sherlock Holmes and the Sign of Four (1983)
* Sherlock Holmes and the Valley of Fear (1983)

Vasily Livanov
series|

* Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson (1979)
* The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson (1980)
* The Hound of the Baskervilles (1981)
* The Treasures of Agra (1983)
* The Twentieth Century Approaches (1986)

Christopher Lee|

* The Leading Lady (1991)
* Incident at Victoria Falls (1992)

Matt Frewer|

* The Hound of the Baskervilles (2000)
* The Sign of Four (2001)
* The Royal Scandal (2001)
* The Case of the Whitechapel Vampire (2002)

Ian Hart (as Watson)|

* The Hound of the Baskervilles (2002)
* The Case of the Silk Stocking (2004)

Other films|

* The Three Garridebs (1937)
* The Man Who Disappeared (1951)
* The Hound of the Baskervilles (1972)
* The Longing of Sherlock Holmes (1972)
* Doctor Watson and the Darkwater Hall Mystery (1974)
* The Return of the World's Greatest Detective (1976)
* Sherlock Holmes in New York (1976)
* Silver Blaze (1977)
* The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It (1977)
* The Hound of the Baskervilles (1982)
* The Masks of Death (1984)
* The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1987)
* Hands of a Murderer (1990)
* The Crucifer of Blood (1991)
* 1994 Baker Street: Sherlock Holmes Returns (1993)
* The Hound of London (1993)
* Sherlock: Case of Evil (2002)
* Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars (2007)
* Sherlock Holmes (2010)
* Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes (2010)

Television series|

* Sherlock Holmes (1951)
* Sherlock Holmes (1954)
* Sherlock Holmes (1965–1968)
* Sherlock Holmes (1967–1968)
* Sherlock Holmes (1968)
* Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson (1979–1980)
* Young Sherlock: The Mystery of the Manor House (1982)
* The Baker Street Boys (1983)
* Sherlock Hound (1984–1985)
* Sherlock Holmes (1984–1994)
* episodes
* The Adventures of Shirley Holmes (1997–2000)
* Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century (1999–2001)
* Sherlock (2010–2017)
* Tantei Opera Milky Holmes (2010–2016)
* Aria the Scarlet Ammo (2011)
* Elementary (2012–2019)
* Sherlock Holmes (2013)
* Sherlock Holmes (2014–2015)
* Miss Sherlock (2018)
* Sherlock: Untold Stories (2019)
* Case File nº221: Kabukicho (2019–2020)
* Moriarty the Patriot (2020–2021)
* Sherlock in Russia (2020)
* The Irregulars (2021)
* Mademoiselle Holmes (2024)
* Sherlock & Daughter (2025; upcoming)
* Watson (2025; upcoming)
* Young Sherlock (2025; upcoming)

Actors by role|

* Sherlock Holmes
* Dr. Watson
* Inspector Lestrade
* Mycroft Holmes
* Mrs. Hudson
* Professor Moriarty

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The films of Leslie S. Hiscott

Feature films|

* The Marriage Business (1927)
* The Passing of Mr. Quin (1928)
* S.O.S. (1928)
* Ringing the Changes (1929)
* The Feather (1929)
* At the Villa Rose (1930)
* The House of the Arrow (1930)
* Call of the Sea (1930)
* The Sleeping Cardinal (1931)
* Alibi (1931)
* Brown Sugar (1931)
* A Night in Montmartre (1931)
* Black Coffee (1931)
* The Missing Rembrandt (1932)
* Murder at Covent Garden (1932)
* The Crooked Lady (1932)
* Once Bitten (1932)
* Double Dealing (1932)
* A Safe Proposition (1932)
* When London Sleeps (1932)
* A Tight Corner (1932)
* The Face at the Window (1932)
* The Iron Stair (1933)
* Yes, Madam (1933)
* The Melody-Maker (1933)
* That's My Wife (1933)
* Cleaning Up (1933)
* The Stickpin (1933)
* Great Stuff (1933)
* His Grace Gives Notice (1933)
* Strike It Rich (1933)
* Marooned (1933)
* The Stolen Necklace (1933)
* Out of the Past (1933)
* I'll Stick to You (1933)
* Flat Number Three (1934)
* Keep It Quiet (1934)
* The Man I Want (1934)
* Passing Shadows (1934)
* Gay Love (1934)
* Crazy People (1934)
* The Big Splash (1935)
* The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (1935)
* Annie, Leave the Room! (1935)
* Three Witnesses (1935)
* Inside the Room (1935)
* Department Store (1935)
* Death on the Set (1935)
* A Fire Has Been Arranged (1935)
* She Shall Have Music (1935)
* Fame (1936)
* The Interrupted Honeymoon (1936)
* Millions (1936)
* Fine Feathers (1937)
* Tilly of Bloomsbury (1940)
* The Seventh Survivor (1942)
* Sabotage at Sea (1942)
* Lady from Lisbon (1942)
* The Butler's Dilemma (1943)
* Welcome, Mr. Washington (1944)
* The Time of His Life (1955)
* Tons of Trouble (1956)

Short films|

* Raising the Wind (1925)
* A Friend of Cupid (1925)
* A Fowl Proceeding (1925)
* Cats (1925)
* Billets (1925)
* Ship's Concert (1937)

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