The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
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…
Director(s)
Alfred L. Werker
Where to watch
Amazon Video
Rent
Cast & crew
Harry Cording
Second Fake Constable (uncredited)
Holmes Herbert
Justice of the Court
Frank Baker
Tompkins (uncredited)
Leyland Hodgson
Bobby (uncredited)
Charles Irwin
Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
Arthur Hohl
Henchman Bassick
Keith Hitchcock
Constable (uncredited)
Eric Wilton
Conyngham Butler (uncredited)
Nigel Bruce
Dr. Watson
Boyd Irwin
Bobby (uncredited)
Basil Rathbone
Sherlock Holmes
George Zucco
Professor Moriarty
Ted Billings
Pub Customer (uncredited)
E. E. Clive
Inspector Bristol
Mary Gordon
Mrs. Hudson
Frank Benson
Cockney (uncredited)
Neil Fitzgerald
Clerk of the Court (uncredited)
Henry Stephenson
Sir Ronald Ramsgate
Leonard Mudie
Barrows - Moriarty's Attorney (uncredited)
Ivan F. Simpson
Gates - Trial Prosecutor (uncredited)
Mary Forbes
Lady Conyngham
Peter Willes
Lloyd Brandon
Ida Lupino
Ann Brandon
Alan Marshal
Jerrold Hunter
Terry Kilburn
Billy
May Beatty
Mrs. Jameson, Brandon Housekeeper
Herbert Evans
Scotland Yard Man (uncredited)
George Regas
Henchman Mateo
Frank Dawson
Dawes, Moriarty's servant
William Austin
Inquisitive Stranger
Anthony Kemble-Cooper
Tony Conyngham
Robert Nobel
Foreman of the Jury (uncredited)
Denis Greene
Denis Green (uncredited)
Robert Cory
Tower Sentry (uncredited)
Gordon Hart
Guard (uncredited)
Ivo Henderson
Bobby (uncredited)
Robert R. Stephenson
Cabby (uncredited)
Alfred L. Werker
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Reviews
CinemaSerf
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 about perpetrating his true desire. Henry Stephenson also chips into this accomplished murder-mystery that keeps you guessing for quite a while. The atmosphere of a foggy London all adds to the dramatic effect of this film and Rathbone and Bruce are clearly now on their way to establishing their own, definitive, characterisations of their fictional alter-egos.
