| Notes | BONUS MATERIALS INCLUDE:
· Two Complete Versions of the Film - The original French-language version as discovered at La Cinémathèque française, as well as an English-language version with intertitles translated from the French.
· From Lost to Found: Restoring William Gillette’s Sherlock Holmes - Presented by film restorer Robert Byrne at the 2015 San Francisco Silent Film Festival.
· Sherlock Holmes Baffled (1900) - Courtesy of the Library of Congress and presented in high definition, this is the earliest known film to feature the character of Sherlock Holmes.
· A Canine Sherlock (1912) - From the EYE Film Institute, the film stars Spot the Dog as the titular character.
· Più forte che Sherlock Holmes (1913) - Also from the EYE Film Institute, this entertaining Italian trick-film owes as much to Méliès as it does Doyle.
· HD Transfers from the Fox Movietone Collection - Interview with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and outtakes from a 1930 newsreel with William Gillette showing off his amateur railroad (University of South Carolina).
· A PDF Typescript - Of the 1899 Sherlock Holmes play by William Gillette.
· A PDF of the Original Contract - Held between William Gillette and the Essanay Film Manufacturing Company.
· A 20-Page Booklet - Featuring images from the film and information about the restoration project.
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