The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a 1939 mystery film starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson, widely regarded as one of the classic screen adaptations of Arthur Conan Doyle’s detective stories.

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instanceOf black-and-white film
film
mystery film
basedOn Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle NERFINISHED
castMember Alan Marshall NERFINISHED
Basil Rathbone NERFINISHED
George Zucco NERFINISHED
Ida Lupino NERFINISHED
Nigel Bruce NERFINISHED
Terry Kilburn NERFINISHED
cinematographyBy Leon Shamroy NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Alfred L. Werker NERFINISHED
distributor 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED
editedBy Robert L. Simpson NERFINISHED
featuresCharacter Professor Moriarty NERFINISHED
filmingProcess black-and-white
follows The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939 film) NERFINISHED
genre detective film
mystery film
hasSetting England NERFINISHED
London NERFINISHED
mainCharacter Dr. Watson NERFINISHED
Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED
musicBy Cyril J. Mockridge NERFINISHED
notableFor Basil Rathbone’s portrayal of Sherlock Holmes
Nigel Bruce’s portrayal of Dr. Watson
originalLanguage English
partOf Basil Rathbone–Nigel Bruce Sherlock Holmes film series NERFINISHED
portrays Dr. Watson NERFINISHED
Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED
producer Darryl F. Zanuck NERFINISHED
productionCompany 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED
releaseDate September 1, 1939
releaseYear 1939
runtime approximately 85 minutes
screenwriter Edwin Blum NERFINISHED
William Drake NERFINISHED
setInPeriod Victorian era
stars Basil Rathbone NERFINISHED
Nigel Bruce NERFINISHED
titleCharacter Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED
villain Professor Moriarty NERFINISHED
widelyRegardedAs classic Sherlock Holmes film adaptation
classic screen adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s detective stories

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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939 film) hasTitle The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Collins Classics series workIncluded The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Dr. Watson appearsIn The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes stories hasCollection The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Inspector Lestrade appearsInSeries The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Alan Mowbray notableWork The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes precededBy The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Sign of Four followedBy The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
BBC Radio Sherlock Holmes series includesAdaptationOf The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Frederick Worlock notableWork The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Alfred Werker notableWork The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Alfred Werker directed The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes