The Engineer's Thumb

The Engineer's Thumb

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The Engineer's Thumb

1923

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Crime

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Mystery

Overview

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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5 featured cast members

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Eille Norwood

Eille Norwood

Sherlock Holmes

Hubert Willis

Dr. John Watson

Bertram Burleigh

Bertram Burleigh

Hatcherley

Ward McAllister

Ferguson

Mercy Hatton

Mercy Hatton

Girl

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Directed by: George Ridgwell
Written by: Patrick L. Mannock
Arthur Conan Doyle

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