The OG British detective that Sherlock fans pretend never existed.
Acting
Langhorn Burton's theatrical Sexton Blake—stiff upper lip, literally.
Production
Surviving fragment of Britain's forgotten detective franchise.
Director
George A. Cooper
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sexton Blake appeared in over 4,000 stories from 1893 to 1978, making him one of fiction's most published characters—eat your heart out, Batman.
These short films were Britain's answer to American serials, except with worse lighting and somehow even more class anxiety.
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