Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942)
Suspense! Thrills! Adventure!
1942 · NR · 1h 8m · Mystery, Thriller, Crime
Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Crime
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.
Director: Roy William Neill
Writers: Edward T. Lowe Jr., Scott Darling, Edmund L. Hartmann
Music by: Frank Skinner, Richard Hageman
Cinematography: Lester White
Editor: Otto Ludwig
Rated 6.4/10 by 145 viewers
Part of the Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) franchise.
Cast
Basil Rathbone as Sherlock HolmesNigel Bruce as Doctor WatsonLionel Atwill as Professor MoriartyWilliam Post Jr. as Dr. Franz TobelKaaren Verne as Charlotte EberliDennis Hoey as Inspector LestradeHolmes Herbert as Sir ReginaldMary Gordon as Mrs. HudsonHarry Cording as Jack Brady (uncredited)Harold De Becker as Peg Leg (uncredited)Paul Fix as Mueller (uncredited)Henry Victor as Professor Frederic Hoffner (uncredited)More like this
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