The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Name: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 1939-09-01
Rating: 6.937

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

User Score166 ratings

TMDB 6.916+19391h 25mEnglish

CrimeMysteryThriller

Synopsis

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

Alfred L. WerkerFrom TMDB credits

Studio

20th Century Fox1 production companies

Release

September 1, 1939Released

Box Office

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Top Cast

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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

Trailers & Photos

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Reviews

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CinemaSerf

Jun 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 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.