Sherlock Holmes Baffled

Sherlock Holmes Baffled

Directed by Arthur Marvin

Produced by American Mutoscope and Biograph Company

19001 min5.3 / 10

An early silent trick film that treats a supernatural burglary as a playful mystery, relying on cinematic illusion and visual surprise rather than narrative depth.

Sherlock Holmes enters his drawing room to find it being burgled, but on confronting the villain is surprised when the latter disappears.

Questions people ask

  • Is Sherlock Holmes Baffled sad? No. Less sad than 97% of films.

  • Is Sherlock Holmes Baffled violent? Not especially. Less violent than 73% of films.

  • Is Sherlock Holmes Baffled scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Does Sherlock Holmes Baffled end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Sherlock Holmes Baffled easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

43/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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Rarity96

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Surprise57

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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