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Film / 1942
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
Directed by
Roy William Neill
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.
The story
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.
In the same saga
Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) Collection
In release order
Cast
Basil RathboneSherlock Holmes
Nigel BruceDoctor Watson
Lionel AtwillProfessor Moriarty
William Post Jr.Dr. Franz Tobel
Kaaren VerneCharlotte Eberli
Dennis HoeyInspector Lestrade
Holmes HerbertSir Reginald
Mary GordonMrs. Hudson
Harry CordingJack Brady (uncredited)
Harold De BeckerPeg Leg (uncredited)
Paul FixMueller (uncredited)
Henry VictorProfessor Frederic Hoffner (uncredited)
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