What’s striking about these films is how well they distil the essence of Conan Doyle’s stories into twenty-odd minutes of screen time, efficiently setting up the mystery, deduction and solution, and inserting flashbacks to reveal key details. Directed by the reliable hands of Maurice Elvey and George Ridgewell, the witty and involving productions move at a snappy pace towards satisfying endings. Norwood is captivating as Holmes, he is an authoritative presence and a largely understated performer perfectly suiting Conan Doyle’s detective. “He (Norwood) has that rare quality, which can only be described as glamour, which compels you to watch an actor eagerly even when he is doing nothing”. – Arthur Conan Doyle. Silent with new music by Joanna MacGregor, Joseph Havlat and Neil Brand.