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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes canonical | 12 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
black-and-white film
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film ⓘ mystery film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
Alan Marshall
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Basil Rathbone NERFINISHED ⓘ George Zucco NERFINISHED ⓘ Ida Lupino NERFINISHED ⓘ Nigel Bruce NERFINISHED ⓘ Terry Kilburn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Leon Shamroy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| 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
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mystery film ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
England
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London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Dr. Watson
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Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Cyril J. Mockridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Basil Rathbone’s portrayal of Sherlock Holmes
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Nigel Bruce’s portrayal of Dr. Watson ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Basil Rathbone–Nigel Bruce Sherlock Holmes film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
Dr. Watson
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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
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William Drake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Victorian era ⓘ |
| stars |
Basil Rathbone
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Nigel Bruce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleCharacter | Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| villain | Professor Moriarty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| widelyRegardedAs |
classic Sherlock Holmes film adaptation
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classic screen adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s detective stories ⓘ |
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