Sherlock Holmes in the Great Murder Mystery
★ 7 · 1908 · 8m · Mystery · Crime
Our picture relates to a crime committed by a Gorilla who escapes from his cage and through circumstantial evidence a young man, whom we will call in our story Jim, is accused and is just about to be convicted. Can Sherlock Holmes free him in time? (Moving Picture World)
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