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Two Merry Adventurers

Original title: Der Mann, der Sherlock Holmes war
  • 1937
  • Passed
  • 1h 56m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
899
YOUR RATING
Two Merry Adventurers (1937)
ComedyCrimeRomance

Hans Albers and Heinz Rühmann play two confidence tricksters. They manage to stop a night train for nefarious purposes, and impersonate Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson. Romantic involvement wi... Read allHans Albers and Heinz Rühmann play two confidence tricksters. They manage to stop a night train for nefarious purposes, and impersonate Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson. Romantic involvement with two young British female travelers ensues, but the plot deepens into the disappearance ... Read allHans Albers and Heinz Rühmann play two confidence tricksters. They manage to stop a night train for nefarious purposes, and impersonate Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson. Romantic involvement with two young British female travelers ensues, but the plot deepens into the disappearance of rare Mauritius postage stamps which they undertake to recover, in their role as Holmes ... Read all

  • Director
    • Karl Hartl
  • Writers
    • Robert A. Stemmle
    • Karl Hartl
  • Stars
    • Hans Albers
    • Heinz Rühmann
    • Marieluise Claudius
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    899
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Karl Hartl
    • Writers
      • Robert A. Stemmle
      • Karl Hartl
    • Stars
      • Hans Albers
      • Heinz Rühmann
      • Marieluise Claudius
    • 9User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Hans Albers and Heinz Rühmann in Two Merry Adventurers (1937)
    Marieluise Claudius and Hansi Knoteck in Two Merry Adventurers (1937)
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    Hans Albers
    Hans Albers
    • Morris Flint
    Heinz Rühmann
    Heinz Rühmann
    • Macky McPherson
    Marieluise Claudius
    Marieluise Claudius
    • Mary Berry
    Hansi Knoteck
    Hansi Knoteck
    • Jane Berry
    Hilde Weissner
    Hilde Weissner
    • Madame Ganymare
    Günther Ballier
    • Kriminalbeamter
    Paul Bildt
    Paul Bildt
    • Lachender Mann
    Erich Dunskus
    Erich Dunskus
    • Chef der Kriminalpolizei
    Angelo Ferrari
    Angelo Ferrari
    • Gangster Fred im Expresszug
    Lothar Geist
    • Erwin Wutzke
    Aribert Grimmer
    Aribert Grimmer
    • Kriminalbeamter
    Harry Hardt
    Harry Hardt
    • Freds Kumpel Billy
    Clemens Hasse
    • Ganove Peter
    Edwin Jürgensen
    • Staatsanwalt
    Hans Junkermann
    Hans Junkermann
    • Exzellenz Vangon
    Ernst Legal
    • Dieter Jean
    Paul Schwed
    • Der lange Poll
    F.W. Schröder-Schrom
    F.W. Schröder-Schrom
    • Polizeidirektor
    • (as Franz W. Schröder-Schrom)
    • Director
      • Karl Hartl
    • Writers
      • Robert A. Stemmle
      • Karl Hartl
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    • Trivia
      One of two films found in Adolf Hitler's bunker by the Allies in 1945. The other film was The Hound of the Baskervilles (1937).
    • Goofs
      In this movie, set in 1910, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle has "only" gray hair. In real life he was a brunette and had a mustache.
    • Quotes

      Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: Let me write your story, it should be called 'The man, who was Sherlock Holmes'.

    • Connections
      Featured in Unternehmen Geigenkasten (1985)
    • Soundtracks
      Jawoll meine Herrn
      Written by Richard Busch

      Performed by Hans Albers and Heinz Rühmann

    User reviews9

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    7/10
    A Funny Romp For Two Comics
    Hans Albers and Heinz Rühmann stop a train and board it. Albers is wearing a checked coat and a deerstalker, and Rühmann is carrying a violin case. They are recognized by the train's staff as Sherlock Holmes and Watson, though they insist on being called Flint and MacPherson. A couple of suspicious characters flee the train, leaving their baggage. The two men interrogate two sisters, Marieluise Claudius and Hansi Knoteck, who think they are thieves, but the men leave their compartment. The men get off in town and head over to a grand hotel, discussing the techniques of their impostures. They are recognized as Holmes & Watson. When the trunks abandoned by the fleeing men arrive as their trunks, they discover hundreds of thousands of francs, which they hide. They are summoned to police headquarters, where they are asked to investigate the theft of rare stamps. They proceed to do so with apparent confidence. Who are they? Are they tricksters attempting to mulct people seeking the help of the Great Detective? Just taking advantage of credulity for free room and board? Why do they go ahead with the investigations, acting as if they know what they are doing, even though they are clearly not Homes and Watson.

    It's fast-paced, it's fun, and it's a little bit mysterious too, rolling right along under the direction of Karl Hartl, with a plot that suggests Emil and the Detectives. Clearly not every German movie in 1937 was intended as propaganda. Some were intended to please an audience looking for a good time, and this is one of them.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 31, 1937 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Germany
    • Language
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Zwei lustige Abenteurer
    • Filming locations
      • Neubabelsberg, Brandenburg, Germany
    • Production company
      • Universum Film (UFA)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 56 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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