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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

1939•1h 25m•Crime•Mystery•Thriller
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Story Line

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…

“The struggle of super-minds in the crime of the century!”

Top Cast

Basil Rathbone

Basil Rathbone

Sherlock Holmes

Nigel Bruce

Nigel Bruce

Dr. Watson

Ida Lupino

Ida Lupino

Ann Brandon

Alan Marshal

Alan Marshal

Jerrold Hunter

Terry Kilburn

Terry Kilburn

Billy

George Zucco

George Zucco

Professor Moriarty

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Rating

6.9/ 10

Release Date

1939-09-01

Runtime

1h 25m

Genres

CrimeMysteryThriller
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User Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

8/10
•6/22/2022
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 abo...