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{en} Sherlock Holmes' Fatal Hour / The Sleeping Cardinal [1] (UK, 1931), directed by Leslie S. Hiscott, starring Arthur Wontner (Holmes) and Ian Fleming (Watson).

In London, young diplomatic attaché Ronnie Adair, is playing bridge when he is called to a meeting with Professor Moriarty and blackmailed into transporting counterfeit money to Paris in his diplomatic pouch. Adair's concerned sister calls for the assistance of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson to investigate the reasons for her brother's gambling excesses and depressed moods. After Adair dies from an apparent suicide, Holmes deduces Moriarty's involvement from a trail of clues.