Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon

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"Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon" is a 1943 mystery film in the long-running Sherlock Holmes series, starring Basil Rathbone as the famed detective in a World War II–era espionage story loosely based on Arthur Conan Doyle’s "The Adventure of the Dancing Men."


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instanceOf Sherlock Holmes film
film
mystery film
basedOn The Adventure of the Dancing Men
basedOnAuthor Arthur Conan Doyle NERFINISHED
blackAndWhite true
character Dr. Watson NERFINISHED
Professor Moriarty
Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED
cinematographyBy Elwood Bredell NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States
director Roy William Neill
distributor Universal Pictures
distributorRegion United States NERFINISHED
editedBy Otto Ludwig NERFINISHED
era World War II–era
genre crime film
mystery film
spy film
musicBy Frank Skinner
notableFor loose adaptation of The Adventure of the Dancing Men
updating Sherlock Holmes to a World War II setting
originalLanguage English
partOfFranchise Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED
plotKeyword Nazi spies
espionage
secret weapon
portrays Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes
Lionel Atwill as Professor Moriarty
Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson
producer Howard Benedict
productionCompany Universal Pictures NERFINISHED
releaseDateUS 1943-02-12
releaseYear 1943
runningTimeMinutes 68
screenwriter Edmund L. Hartmann NERFINISHED
Scott Darling
W. Scott Darling NERFINISHED
series Basil Rathbone–Nigel Bruce Sherlock Holmes film series NERFINISHED
setting London
World War II
stars Basil Rathbone NERFINISHED
Kaaren Verne NERFINISHED
Lionel Atwill NERFINISHED
Nigel Bruce NERFINISHED
William Post Jr.
title Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon

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