The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 1939
Directed by Alfred L. Werker
- Crime, Mystery, Thriller
- 85 min
- NR
The struggle of super-minds in the crime of the century!
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…
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Classical in form, earnest, resolved and cool.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- resolvedopen-ended
- cooloverwhelming
- gravecomic
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Cast
- Basil RathboneSherlock Holmes
- Nigel BruceDr. Watson
- Ida LupinoAnn Brandon
- Alan MarshalJerrold Hunter
- Terry KilburnBilly
- George ZuccoProfessor Moriarty
- Henry StephensonSir Ronald Ramsgate
- E. E. CliveInspector Bristol
- Arthur HohlHenchman Bassick
- May BeattyMrs. Jameson, Brandon Housekeeper
Crew
- Alfred L. WerkerDirector
- Edwin BlumScreenplay
- William Absalom DrakeScreenplay
- Leon ShamroyDirector of Photography
- Robert BischoffEditor
- Darryl F. ZanuckProducer
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