Mystery ·Thriller ·Crime · United States of America · 1942 · 1h 8m

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon poster
Director
Roy William Neill
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
Crew
Lester White — Director of Photography Otto Ludwig — Editor Frank Skinner — Original Music Composer Scott Darling — Screenplay Edward T. Lowe Jr. — Screenplay Edmund L. Hartmann — Screenplay
Tagline

Suspense! Thrills! Adventure!

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
london, englandkidnappingswitzerlandworld war iiinventionblack and whitegestapowar effortsecret codebomb -sightdancing menfalse bottomed trunk
Key Collaborators
Roy William Neill Director Lester White Director of Photography Otto Ludwig Editor Frank Skinner Original Music Composer Scott Darling Screenplay Edward T. Lowe Jr. Screenplay Edmund L. Hartmann Screenplay Arthur Conan Doyle Story Vera West Costume Design
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