A group of bandits, who sign their ransom note 'The Sign of the Four', kidnap a millionaire's daughter. The panicking father visits the famous detective Sherlock Holmes and pleads for help. Sherlock Holmes meets the bandits at the rendezvous location, and after a number of adventures with narrow escapes, he rescues the child, returning him to 221B Baker Street for the joyful reunion with the father.
Directed byJ. Stuart Blackton
Written byArthur Conan Doyle (story), Theodore A. Liebler Jr. (scenario)
CountryUSA
On screen
Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson
H. Kyrle Bellew
J. Barney Sherry