The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)
The struggle of super-minds in the crime of the century!
85 min
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…
- Release date
- September 1, 1939
- Country of origin
- United States
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Cast
- Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes
- Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson
- Ida Lupino as Ann Brandon
- Alan Marshal as Jerrold Hunter
- Terry Kilburn as Billy
- George Zucco as Professor Moriarty
- Henry Stephenson as Sir Ronald Ramsgate
- E.E. Clive as Inspector Bristol
- Arthur Hohl as Bassick
- May Beatty as Mrs. Jameson
- Peter Willes as Lloyd Brandon
- Mary Gordon as Mrs. Hudson
- Holmes Herbert as Justice of the Court
- George Regas as Henchman Mateo
- Mary Forbes as Lady Conyngham
- Frank Dawson as Dawes, Moriarty's servant
- William Austin as Inquisitive Stranger
- Anthony Kemble-Cooper as Tony Conyngham
- Leonard Mudie as Barrows - Moriarty's Attorney (uncredited)
- Ivan F. Simpson as Gates - Trial Prosecutor (uncredited)
- Neil Fitzgerald as Clerk of the Court (uncredited)
- Frank Baker as Tompkins (uncredited)
- Denis Green as Denis Green (uncredited)
- Robert Cory as Tower Sentry (uncredited)
- Gordon Hart as Guard (uncredited)
- Leyland Hodgson as Bobby (uncredited)
- Boyd Irwin as Bobby (uncredited)
Crew
- Alfred L. Werker · Director
- Edwin Blum · Writer
- William Absalom Drake · Writer
- William Gillette · Writer
- Arthur Conan Doyle · Writer
- Leon Shamroy · Cinematographer
- Robert Bischoff · Editor