Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon

Watch: Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon

Unrated

12/25/19421h 8m

Theatrical (limited) Release (US)

~ Suspense! Thrills! Adventure! ~

Overview:

In the midst of World War II, Sherlock Holmes rescues the Swiss inventor of a new bomb-sight from the Gestapo and brings him to England, where he quickly falls into the clutches of the evil Professor Moriarty.

Director:

Roy William Neill

Status:

Released

Language:

English

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Key words:

london, england
kidnapping
switzerland
world war ii
invention
black and white
gestapo
war effort
secret code
bomb -sight
dancing men
false bottomed trunk
moriarty
holmes vs moriarty
sherlock holmes

Cast

Basil Rathbone

~ as ~

Sherlock Holmes

Nigel Bruce

~ as ~

Doctor Watson

Lionel Atwill

~ as ~

Professor Moriarty

William Post Jr.

~ as ~

Dr. Franz Tobel

Kaaren Verne

~ as ~

Charlotte Eberli

Dennis Hoey

~ as ~

Inspector Lestrade

Holmes Herbert

~ as ~

Sir Reginald

Mary Gordon

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Mrs. Hudson

Harry Cording

~ as ~

Jack Brady (uncredited)

Harold De Becker

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Peg Leg (uncredited)

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 3 year(s) ago
7
Though with possibly not the most authentic Germanic accent you’ll ever have heard, “Holmes” (Basil Rathbone) still manages to smuggle Swiss scientist “Tobel” (William Post Jr.) back to London where we learn that he has developed a game-changing bombsight that could turn the war in the allies favour. He’s a bit of an enigmatic chap, this man, and declines all the security offered him so it’s no great shock that barely a day after his arrival, he has been kidnapped. Fortunately, he had the foresight to split his apparatus into sections and now the race is on between the detective and his stalwart “Watson” (Nigel Bruce) against their most formidable antagonist yet - “Prof. Moriarty” (Lionel Atwill). Determined to track down his nemeses, “Holmes” heads off into the fog to find the prisoner, but his foe has already anticipated many of his movements so it is lucky that “Watson” and the much less hapless than usual “Lestrade” (Dennis Hoey) are on hand to help thwart this dastardly plan for not just the nation, but for their friend, too. This has a much more overt wartime message to it, with the Nazis the real evil that would benefit from this ultimate act of treachery. Along the way there are some secret compartments, some bumps on the head and quite an ingenious method of attempted murder facing our duo, and it’s an easy hour of mystery to watch. I really do wish they’d stop referring to Britain as England, though!