Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
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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Roy William Neill
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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 stalwart “Watson” (Nigel Bruce) against their most formidable antagonist yet - “Prof. Moriarty” (Lionel Atwill). Determined to track down his nemeses, “Holmes” heads off into the fog to find the prisoner, but his foe has already anticipated many of his movements so it is lucky that “Watson” and the much less hapless than usual “Lestrade” (Dennis Hoey) are on hand to help thwart this dastardly plan for not just the nation, but for their friend, too. This has a much more overt wartime message to it, with the Nazis the real evil that would benefit from this ultimate act of treachery. Along the way there are some secret compartments, some bumps on the head and quite an ingenious method of attempted murder facing our duo, and it’s an easy hour of mystery to watch. I really do wish they’d stop referring to Britain as England, though!
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Roy William Neill is the director of Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon.
The cast of Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon includes Harry Woods as Kurt (uncredited), Harry Cording as Jack Brady (uncredited), Holmes Herbert as Sir Reginald, Henry Victor as Professor Frederic Hoffner (uncredited), Lionel Atwill as Professor Moriarty, Rudolph Anders as Braun (uncredited), Paul Bryar as Swiss Waiter (uncredited), Nigel Bruce as Doctor Watson, John Burton as RAF Officer (uncredited), Paul Fix as Mueller (uncredited), Dennis Hoey as Inspector Lestrade, Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes, and more.
The duration of Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon is 1h 8 mins.
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Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon was released on 25 Dec 1942.
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon is listed under Mystery, Thriller, Crime, and Horror on Fanbiz.
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 7.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "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.)..."
