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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939) 7.5
The master sleuth hunts his archenemy, Professor Moriarty, who is planning the crime of the century. Director:Alfred L. Werker |
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Professor Moriarity has a scheme for stealing the crown jewels from the Tower of London. To get Holmes involved, he persuades a gaucho flute player to murder a girl. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>
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The Struggle of Super-Minds in the Crime of the Century!Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
1 September 1939 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Sherlock Holmes See more »Filming Locations:
Stage 2, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Company Credits
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Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)Color:
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1.37 : 1
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(uncredited)
Written and Composed by John Glover Kind
Performed by Basil Rathbone
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The second film in the Sherlock Holmes series starring Basil Rathbone as the detective and Nigel Bruce as Dr Watson. This was set in 1894 London. All the subsequent films in the series were contemporary. See more »Goofs
(at around 40 mins) Holmes closes the door in a closeup shot smoking his pipe. As the camera cuts to a wide shot the pipe is gone. See more »Quotes
Sherlock Holmes: The nose of the police dog, although long and efficient, points in only one direction at a time.See more »
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"I Do Like To Be Beside the Seaside"(uncredited)
Written and Composed by John Glover Kind
Performed by Basil Rathbone
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The follow-up to the the very successful The Hound of the Baskervilles,is even better than its predecessor.Basil Rathbone gives a marvelous performance as the super-sleuth.His performance in disguise as a singer at a party is fantastic.He was totally unrecognizable.Nigel Bruce was as always good as Holmes 's sidekick Dr.Watson.But what elevates this entry in the Holmes-series was the portrayal of George Zucco's Dr.Moriarty,Holmes's nemesis. Moriarty's plot to break his enemy was rather clever.I enjoyed seeing Rathbone really getting in to the persona of Holmes in this one.The movie's short running-time was perhaps my only disappointment.