The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
“The struggle of super-minds in the crime of the century!”
1939•NR•1h 25m•6.9•Released
CrimeMysteryThriller
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…
Director
Alfred L. Werker
Writer
Edwin Blum, William Absalom Drake
Languages
English
Studio
20th Century Fox
Cast
Basil Rathbone
Sherlock Holmes
Nigel Bruce
Dr. Watson
Ida Lupino
Ann Brandon
Alan Marshal
Jerrold Hunter
Terry Kilburn
Billy
George Zucco
Professor Moriarty
Henry Stephenson
Sir Ronald Ramsgate
E. E. Clive
Inspector Bristol
Arthur Hohl
Henchman Bassick
May Beatty
Mrs. Jameson, Brandon Housekeeper
Peter Willes
Lloyd Brandon
Mary Gordon
Mrs. Hudson
Holmes Herbert
Justice of the Court
George Regas
Henchman Mateo
Mary Forbes
Lady Conyngham
Production
Company
20th Century Fox
Producer
Darryl F. Zanuck
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