William J. Elliott

Movies

The Experiment
Writer
A rich girl's fiancé poses as a chauffeur to stop her eloping with a major.
The Dying Detective
Writer
Sherlock Holmes (Eille Norwood) knows that a man has killed a former partner but he can't prove it unless he finds a dying detective who knows what really happened. Norwood would play Holmes in over thirty films and he's quite good in the role bring an intelligent looking character.
The Solitary Cyclist
Writer
Holmes is approached by Miss Violet Smith with a most peculiar problem. She has recently accepted a position with Mr. Carruthers as a music teacher for his 10 year old daughter. On Saturdays, she returns to her home to he with her mother and returns to Chilton Grange Manor on Mondays. She cycles the several miles to the train station and recently she has noticed a man, also on a bicycle, following her. He is quite blatantly there, stopping when she stops and always keeping the same distance from her but making no attempt to to hide his presence. She is worried at least in part because she recently rejected the advances of a Mr. Woodley who became upset and violent at the rejection. As Holmes soon deduces, she has good reason to be fearful, though not necessarily from the cyclist.
The Tiger of San Pedro
Writer
An adaptation of a Sherlock Holmes short story starring Eille Norwood.
The Empty House
Writer
A popular aristocrat has been killed, but no one can learn how. No one, that is, until the return of Sherlock Holmes.
The Copper Beeches
Writer
There is a dark mystery in Hampshire, near Winchester. Why does this strange couple insist the governess cut her hair short? Why is she told funny stories? And who is in the tower?
The Noble Bachelor
Writer
A superior-minded British aristocrat condescends to visit Holmes for help with a spot of bother: his new wife has disappeared. What is the secret of her past? How will the solution affect the haughty "lord?"
A Scandal in Bohemia
Writer
Holmes and Watson match wits with an opera star intent on blackmailing a king.
The Resident Patient
Writer
An adaptation of a Sherlock Holmes short story starring Eille Norwood.
The Yellow Face
Writer
An adaptation of a Sherlock Holmes short story starring Eille Norwood.
A Case of Identity
Writer
An adaptation of a Sherlock Holmes short story starring Eille Norwood.
The Red-Headed League
Writer
An adaptation of a Sherlock Holmes short story starring Eille Norwood.
Innocent
Writer
An orphan named Innocence leaves her county home after her foster-father dies. She travels to the city and makes a living as a novelist. Subsequently, she has an affair with a painter named Amadis de Jocelyn, who later dumps her.
Beyond the Dreams of Avarice
Writer
A doctor inherits a fortune, his wife leaves him and he becomes a miser.
Bleak House
Scenario Writer
'The story of Lady Dedlock's secret and the tragic consequences of its exposure.' (British Film Institute)