Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
Released
December 25, 1942
Runtime: 1h 8m
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.
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Cast & Crew
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)
- HB
Harold De Becker
Peg Leg (uncredited)
Paul Fix
Mueller (uncredited)
Henry Victor
Professor Frederic Hoffner (uncredited)
- JB
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)
- GM
George Burr Macannan
Gottfried (uncredited)
Roy William Neill
Director
- EJ
Edward T. Lowe Jr.
Screenplay
- SD
Scott Darling
Screenplay
- EH
Edmund L. Hartmann
Screenplay
Arthur Conan Doyle
Story
Media
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