The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)
The struggle of super-minds in the crime of the century!
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…
- Date of release
- 1939-09-01
- TMDB
- 6.9 / 10 (180)
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Genres
- Crime, Mystery, Thriller
- Director
- Alfred L. Werker
Casting
- Basil Rathbone — Sherlock Holmes
- Nigel Bruce — Dr. Watson
- Ida Lupino — Ann Brandon
- Alan Marshal — Jerrold Hunter
- Terry Kilburn — Billy
- George Zucco — Professor Moriarty
- Henry Stephenson — Sir Ronald Ramsgate
- E. E. Clive — Inspector Bristol
- Arthur Hohl — Henchman Bassick
- May Beatty — Mrs. Jameson, Brandon Housekeeper
- Peter Willes — Lloyd Brandon
- Mary Gordon — Mrs. Hudson
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