The Engineer's Thumb (1923)

Genre : Crime

Runtime : 0M

Director : George Ridgwell

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Eille Norwood
Eille Norwood
Sherlock Holmes
Hubert Willis
Hubert Willis
Dr. John Watson
Bertram Burleigh
Bertram Burleigh
Hatcherley
Ward McAllister
Ward McAllister
Ferguson
Mercy Hatton
Mercy Hatton
Girl

Crews

George Ridgwell
George Ridgwell
Director
Arthur Conan Doyle
Arthur Conan Doyle
Story
Geoffrey Malins
Geoffrey Malins
Writer
P.L. Mannock
P.L. Mannock
Writer

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