The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The struggle of super-minds in the crime of the century!
1939 | 85m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Alfred L. Werker |
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| Writer: | Edwin Blum, William Absalom Drake |
| Staring: |
| 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… | |
| Release Date: | Sep 01, 1939 |
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| Director: | Alfred L. Werker |
| Writer: | Edwin Blum, William Absalom Drake |
| Genres: | Crime, Mystery, Thriller |
| Keywords | murder, black and white, head bashed in, jewel, tower of london, crown jewels, chinchilla foot, playing flute, club foot, sherlock holmes |
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Frank Dawson | Dawes, Moriarty's servant |
| William Austin | Inquisitive Stranger |
| Anthony Kemble-Cooper | Tony Conyngham |
| Leonard Mudie | Barrows - Moriarty's Attorney (uncredited) |
| Robert Nobel | Foreman of the Jury (uncredited) |
| Ivan F. Simpson | Gates - Trial Prosecutor (uncredited) |
| Neil Fitzgerald | Clerk of the Court (uncredited) |
| Frank Baker | Tompkins (uncredited) |
| Denis Greene | Denis Green (uncredited) |
| Robert Cory | Tower Sentry (uncredited) |
| Gordon Hart | Guard (uncredited) |
| Keith Hitchcock | Constable (uncredited) |
| Ivo Henderson | Bobby (uncredited) |
| Leyland Hodgson | Bobby (uncredited) |
| Boyd Irwin | Bobby (uncredited) |
| Charles Irwin | Marine Sergeant (uncredited) |
| Robert R. Stephenson | Cabby (uncredited) |
| Harry Cording | Second Fake Constable (uncredited) |
| Eric Wilton | Conyngham Butler (uncredited) |
| Frank Benson | Cockney (uncredited) |
| Ted Billings | Pub Customer (uncredited) |
| Herbert Evans | Scotland Yard Man (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Alfred L. Werker | Director |
| William Gillette | Theatre Play |
| Arthur Conan Doyle | Characters |
| Edwin Blum | Screenplay |
| William Absalom Drake | Screenplay |
| Richard Day | Art Direction |
| Thomas Little | Set Decoration |
| Gwen Wakeling | Costume Design |
| Leon Shamroy | Director of Photography |
| Hans Peters | Art Direction |
| Robert Bischoff | Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Darryl F. Zanuck | Producer |
| Gene Markey | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 8 |
| 2024 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 8 |
| 2024 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 7 |
| 2024 | 7 | 15 | 38 | 8 |
| 2024 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 8 |
| 2024 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 7 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 7 |
| 2024 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 5 |
| 2024 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 6 |
| 2025 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 6 |
| 2025 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 2 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
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My personal favourite of these Rathbone/Bruce combinations. This time, the fiendishly clever Professor Moriarty (George Zucco) intends the crime of the century and so has Holmes and Watson distracted by an ominous series of murders whilst he sets about perpetrating his true desire. Henry Stephenson ... also chips into this accomplished murder-mystery that keeps you guessing for quite a while. The atmosphere of a foggy London all adds to the dramatic effect of this film and Rathbone and Bruce are clearly now on their way to establishing their own, definitive, characterisations of their fictional alter-egos.