The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

9/1/19391h 25m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ The struggle of super-minds in the crime of the century! ~

Overview:

Having once again avoided criminal conviction, Professor Moriarity develops a murderous plan to “finish off” his last major nemesis, Sherlock Holmes, by making him fail to prevent the perfect crime. Does it involve a family curse, the crown jewels of England, or something else…

Director:

Alfred L. Werker

Status:

Released

Language:

English

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Revenue:

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Key words:

murder
black and white
head bashed in
jewel
tower of london
crown jewels
chinchilla foot
playing flute
club foot
sherlock holmes

Cast

Basil Rathbone

~ as ~

Sherlock Holmes

Nigel Bruce

~ as ~

Dr. Watson

Ida Lupino

~ as ~

Ann Brandon

Alan Marshal

~ as ~

Jerrold Hunter

Terry Kilburn

~ as ~

Billy

George Zucco

~ as ~

Professor Moriarty

Henry Stephenson

~ as ~

Sir Ronald Ramsgate

E. E. Clive

~ as ~

Inspector Bristol

Arthur Hohl

~ as ~

Henchman Bassick

May Beatty

~ as ~

Mrs. Jameson, Brandon Housekeeper

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 3 year(s) ago
8
My personal favourite of these Rathbone/Bruce combinations. This time, the fiendishly clever Professor Moriarty (George Zucco) intends the crime of the century and so has Holmes and Watson distracted by an ominous series of murders whilst he sets about perpetrating his true desire. Henry Stephenson also chips into this accomplished murder-mystery that keeps you guessing for quite a while. The atmosphere of a foggy London all adds to the dramatic effect of this film and Rathbone and Bruce are clearly now on their way to establishing their own, definitive, characterisations of their fictional alter-egos.