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The Speckled Band   1931         N/R, 66 min. Genre: Mystery Director: Jack Raymond   Cast: Raymond Massey, Athole Stewart, Lyn Harding, Angela Baddeley, Nancy Price, Stanley Lathbury, Marie Ault, Joyce Moore, Charles Paton, Franklyn Bellamy, Ivan Brandt   Raymond Massey stars as Sherlock Holmes in this adaptation of Conan Doyle's story that takes crime solving out of the 19th century and into 20th-century technology as Holmes and Dr. Watson (Athole Stewart) solve the murder of a young woman. Dr. Watson's friend, Helen Stoner (Angela Baddeley), reports that her sister Violet (Joyce Moore) has died, but the cause of her death has not been determined. Her final words were, "The Speckled Band!" Helen is worried that she will become the next victim, and she asks Holmes and Watson to investigate. Cast Raymond Massey Sherlock Holmes Athole Stewart Dr. John Watson Lyn Harding Dr. Grimesby Rylott Angela Baddeley Helen Stoner Nancy Price Mrs. Staunton Stanley Lathbury Rogers Marie Ault Mrs. Hudson Joyce Moore Violet Stonor Charles Paton Builder Franklyn Bellamy Alaine Ivan Brandt Curtis