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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

6.8

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

NR·1939·85m

Summary

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…

Crew

Director

Alfred L. Werker

Characters

Arthur Conan Doyle

Screenplay

Edwin Blum

Screenplay

William Absalom Drake

Theatre Play

William Gillette

Reviews

Geronimo1967

Geronimo1967

June 22, 2022

8

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.

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Keywords

murder
black and white
head bashed in
jewel
tower of london
crown jewels
chinchilla foot
playing flute
club foot
sherlock holmes