Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
Suspense! Thrills! Adventure!
1942 | 68m | English
Popularity: 5 (history)
| Director: | Roy William Neill |
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| Writer: | Edward T. Lowe Jr., Scott Darling, Edmund L. Hartmann, Arthur Conan Doyle |
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| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 25, 1942 |
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| Director: | Roy William Neill |
| Writer: | Edward T. Lowe Jr., Scott Darling, Edmund L. Hartmann, Arthur Conan Doyle |
| Genres: | Crime, Mystery, Thriller |
| Keywords | london, england, switzerland, kidnapping, world war ii, invention, black and white, gestapo, war effort, secret code, bomb -sight, dancing men, false bottomed trunk, moriarty, holmes vs moriarty, sherlock holmes |
| Production Companies | Universal Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Basil Rathbone | Sherlock Holmes |
| Nigel Bruce | Doctor Watson |
| Lionel Atwill | Professor Moriarty |
| William Post Jr. | Dr. Franz Tobel |
| Kaaren Verne | Charlotte Eberli |
| Dennis Hoey | Inspector Lestrade |
| Holmes Herbert | Sir Reginald |
| Mary Gordon | Mrs. Hudson |
| Harry Cording | Jack Brady (uncredited) |
| Harold De Becker | Peg Leg (uncredited) |
| Paul Fix | Mueller (uncredited) |
| Henry Victor | Professor Frederic Hoffner (uncredited) |
| John Burton | RAF Officer (uncredited) |
| Paul Bryar | Swiss Waiter (uncredited) |
| Whit Bissell | London Bobbie (uncredited) |
| Rudolph Anders | Braun (uncredited) |
| Colin Kenny | Scotland Yard Detective (uncredited) |
| George Burr Macannan | Gottfried (uncredited) |
| Harry Woods | Kurt (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Roy William Neill | Director |
| Edward T. Lowe Jr. | Screenplay, Adaptation |
| Scott Darling | Screenplay, Adaptation |
| Lester White | Director of Photography |
| Otto Ludwig | Editor |
| Edmund L. Hartmann | Screenplay |
| Jack Otterson | Art Direction |
| Russell A. Gausman | Set Decoration |
| Vera West | Costume Design |
| Hans J. Salter | Music |
| Charles Previn | Music Director |
| Frank Skinner | Original Music Composer |
| Arthur Conan Doyle | Story |
| Richard Hageman | Music |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Howard Benedict | Associate Producer |
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This time our daring duo rescue an innovative Swiss scientist who has developed a game-changing bomb sight that could help give the allies victory. He is brought swiftly to London whereupon he dismantles his apparatus and gives it to four accomplished scientists to keep safe (I suspect, with hindsig ... ht, they may have politely declined the honour!). Anyway, he is kidnapped and Holmes and Watson now have to race against their nemesis, Professor Moriarty (Lionel Atwill), to track down the scientist and his kit. A touch preposterous, really - and perhaps just ten minutes too long but still good fun.