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The Engineer's Thumb

1923-03-01 · Runtime unavailable · ★ 9.0

Crime · Drama · Mystery

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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Directors
George Ridgwell
Production companies
Stoll Picture Productions
Countries
United Kingdom
Status
Released

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Eille NorwoodEille NorwoodSherlock Holmes
Hubert WillisDr. John Watson
Bertram BurleighBertram BurleighHatcherley
Ward McAllisterFerguson
Mercy HattonMercy HattonGirl

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