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Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon( 1942)

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Suspense! Thrills! Adventure!

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Basil Rathbone

      Sherlock Holmes

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      Nigel Bruce

      Doctor Watson

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      Lionel Atwill

      Professor Moriarty

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      William Post Jr.

      Dr. Franz Tobel

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      Kaaren Verne

      Charlotte Eberli

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      Dennis Hoey

      Inspector Lestrade

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      Holmes Herbert

      Sir Reginald

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      Mary Gordon

      Mrs. Hudson

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      Harry Cording

      Jack Brady (uncredited)

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      Harold De Becker

      Peg Leg (uncredited)

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      Paul Fix

      Mueller (uncredited)

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      Henry Victor

      Professor Frederic Hoffner (uncredited)

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      John Burton

      RAF Officer (uncredited)

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      Paul Bryar

      Swiss Waiter (uncredited)

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      Whit Bissell

      London Bobbie (uncredited)

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      Rudolph Anders

      Braun (uncredited)

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      Colin Kenny

      Scotland Yard Detective (uncredited)

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      George Burr Macannan

      Gottfried (uncredited)

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      Harry Woods

      Kurt (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Sun Jun 26 2022
    Though with possibly not the most authentic Germanic accent you’ll ever have heard, “Holmes” (Basil Rathbone) still manages to smuggle Swiss scientist “Tobel” (William Post Jr.) back to London where we learn that he has developed a game-changing bombsight that could turn the war in the allies favour. He’s a bit of an enigmatic chap, this man, and declines all the security offered him so it’s no great shock that barely a day after his arrival, he has been kidnapped. Fortunately, he had the foresight to split his apparatus into sections and now the race is on between the detective and his stalwar...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Keywords

    • london, england
    • kidnapping
    • switzerland
    • 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