Dr. John Watson treats a patient who has lost a thumb. The patient says that the loss of his thumb was not an accident but the result of an attack. However, he fears that the story behind the loss of his digit is so strange that the police will not believe it.
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Eille Norwood
Sherlock Holmes
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Hubert Willis
Dr. John Watson
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Bertram Burleigh
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Ward McAllister
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Mercy Hatton
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George Ridgwell Director · Geoffrey Malins Writer Patrick L. Mannock Writer
United States release March 1, 1923 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
Stoll Picture Productions
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United Kingdom
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
United States · March 1, 1923
Theatrical
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