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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

1939-09-011h 25mCrime / Mystery / Thriller6.9/10TMDB · 175 votes

Having once again avoided criminal conviction, Professor Moriarity develops a murderous plan to “finish off” his last major nemesis, Sherlock Holmes, by making him fail to prevent the perfect crime. Does it involve a family curse, the crown jewels of England, or something else…

“The struggle of super-minds in the crime of the century!”

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Directed byAlfred L. Werker

Original languageEnglish

Original release1939-09-01

ProductionUnited States of America

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Basil RathboneSherlock Holmes

Nigel BruceDr. Watson

Ida LupinoAnn Brandon

Alan MarshalJerrold Hunter

Terry KilburnBilly

George ZuccoProfessor Moriarty

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Henry StephensonSir Ronald Ramsgate E. E. CliveInspector Bristol Arthur HohlHenchman Bassick May BeattyMrs. Jameson, Brandon Housekeeper Peter WillesLloyd Brandon Mary GordonMrs. Hudson Holmes HerbertJustice of the Court George RegasHenchman Mateo Mary ForbesLady Conyngham Frank DawsonDawes, Moriarty's servant William AustinInquisitive Stranger Anthony Kemble-CooperTony Conyngham Leonard MudieBarrows - Moriarty's Attorney (uncredited)Robert NobelForeman of the Jury (uncredited)Ivan F. SimpsonGates - Trial Prosecutor (uncredited)Neil FitzgeraldClerk of the Court (uncredited)Frank BakerTompkins (uncredited)Denis GreeneDenis Green (uncredited)Robert CoryTower Sentry (uncredited)Gordon HartGuard (uncredited)Keith HitchcockConstable (uncredited)Ivo HendersonBobby (uncredited)Leyland HodgsonBobby (uncredited)Boyd IrwinBobby (uncredited)Charles IrwinMarine Sergeant (uncredited)Robert R. StephensonCabby (uncredited)Harry CordingSecond Fake Constable (uncredited)Eric WiltonConyngham Butler (uncredited)Frank BensonCockney (uncredited)Ted BillingsPub Customer (uncredited)Herbert EvansScotland Yard Man (uncredited)

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