Film

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon 1942

Directed by Roy William Neill

  • Mystery, Thriller, Crime
  • 68 min
  • NR

Suspense! Thrills! Adventure!

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.

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