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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

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

Film19391h 25mReleased

ThrillerCrimeMystery
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Director
Alfred L. Werker
Language
English
Released
1939-09-01
Runtime
1h 25m

Community score

6.9170 votes on TMDB

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Rating weighted by how many people voted

6.6

The story

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…

Cast

  • Basil Rathbone
    Basil RathboneSherlock Holmes
  • Nigel Bruce
    Nigel BruceDr. Watson
  • Ida Lupino
    Ida LupinoAnn Brandon
  • Alan Marshal
    Alan MarshalJerrold Hunter
  • Terry Kilburn
    Terry KilburnBilly
  • George Zucco
    George ZuccoProfessor Moriarty
  • Henry Stephenson
    Henry StephensonSir Ronald Ramsgate
  • E. E. Clive
    E. E. CliveInspector Bristol
  • Arthur Hohl
    Arthur HohlHenchman Bassick
  • May Beatty
    May BeattyMrs. Jameson, Brandon Housekeeper