Sherlock Brown (1922)
Comedy-drama | 26 June 1922
Cast:
Bert Lytell, Ora Carew, Sylvia Breamer [ More ]Director:
Bayard VeillerWriters:
Lenore J. Coffee , Bayard VeillerCinematographer:
Arthur MartinelliProduction Designer:
A. F. MantzProduction Company:
Metro Pictures Corp.Filming was completed at Metro Pictures Corp.’s studio in Hollywood, CA, sometime before late December 1921. An article in the 28 December 1921 Los Angeles Evening Express noted that lead actor Bert Lytell had since embarked on a “transcontinental tour of personal appearances.” Theatrical release was scheduled to take place on 26 June 1922. Prior to that, the film opened in Chicago, IL, the week of 15 June 1922, according to that day’s Chicago Tribune.
Critical reception was mixed. The 24 July 1922 Los Angeles Times deemed the film funny but forgettable, while a review in the November 1922 Motion Picture Magazine called it “a bright little piece, skillfully put together and marked for its clever sub-titles.”
The National Film Preservation Board (NFPB) included this picture on its list of Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films as of February 2021. ...
Filming was completed at Metro Pictures Corp.’s studio in Hollywood, CA, sometime before late December 1921. An article in the 28 December 1921 Los Angeles Evening Express noted that lead actor Bert Lytell had since embarked on a “transcontinental tour of personal appearances.” Theatrical release was scheduled to take place on 26 June 1922. Prior to that, the film opened in Chicago, IL, the week of 15 June 1922, according to that day’s Chicago Tribune.
Critical reception was mixed. The 24 July 1922 Los Angeles Times deemed the film funny but forgettable, while a review in the November 1922 Motion Picture Magazine called it “a bright little piece, skillfully put together and marked for its clever sub-titles.”
The National Film Preservation Board (NFPB) included this picture on its list of Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films as of February 2021.
William Brown, who wants to become a detective, writes to an agency and receives for $5 a tin badge. At the same time, a secret government formula for explosives is stolen from Lieutenant Musgrave, to whom Brown promises his aid. Meanwhile, Musgrave is hospitalized in delirium and utters the name "Wallace" to his sister, Barbara, who discovers that Wallace has hidden the formula in a flowerpot and follows him to his apartment. There, during a struggle, a book on flying alerts Brown. He accidentally discovers the secret formula, and Barbara escapes with the paper but is sidetracked on her way to a government agent. Following numerous complications and a long chase, Sherlock Brown succeeds in tracking down the conspirators, regaining the formula, and winning the heart of ...
William Brown, who wants to become a detective, writes to an agency and receives for $5 a tin badge. At the same time, a secret government formula for explosives is stolen from Lieutenant Musgrave, to whom Brown promises his aid. Meanwhile, Musgrave is hospitalized in delirium and utters the name "Wallace" to his sister, Barbara, who discovers that Wallace has hidden the formula in a flowerpot and follows him to his apartment. There, during a struggle, a book on flying alerts Brown. He accidentally discovers the secret formula, and Barbara escapes with the paper but is sidetracked on her way to a government agent. Following numerous complications and a long chase, Sherlock Brown succeeds in tracking down the conspirators, regaining the formula, and winning the heart of Barbara.
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