The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)

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Directed by Alfred L. Werker

Running Time: 90 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 1939

Rating: PG Certificate

Filmed in Black and White

The second ever film to star the fantastic Basil Rathbone as the legendary detective. The super sleuth's master foe, the fiendish Professor Moriarty, sends Holmes and Watson off on a wild-goose chase, investigating a young woman plagued by a family curse. Meanwhile, he executes a plot to steal the Crown Jewels.

Cast

Basil RathboneSherlock Holmes
Nigel BruceDoctor Watson
Ida LupinoAnn Brandon
Alan MarshalJerrold Hunter Solicitor
Terry KilburnBilly the Houseboy
George ZuccoProfessor Moriarty
Henry StephensonSir Ronald Ramsgate
E.E. CliveInspector Bristol of Scotland Yard
Arthur HohlBassick the Cabby
May BeattyMrs. Jameson
Peter WillesLloyd Brandon
Mary GordonMrs. Hudson
Holmes HerbertJustice
George RegasMateo
Mary ForbesLady Conyngham

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