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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Predicate Object
instanceOf Sherlock Holmes film
film
mystery film
basedOn The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
surface form: The Adventure of the Dancing Men
basedOnAuthor Arthur Conan Doyle
blackAndWhite true
character Dr. Watson
Jim Moriarty
surface form: Professor Moriarty

Holmes
surface form: Sherlock Holmes
cinematographyBy Elwood Bredell
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Roy William Neill
distributor Universal Pictures
distributorRegion United States of America
surface form: United States
editedBy Otto Ludwig
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 Holmes
surface form: Sherlock Holmes
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
releaseDateUS 1943-02-12
releaseYear 1943
runningTimeMinutes 68
screenwriter Edmund L. Hartmann NERFINISHED
Scott Darling
Scott Darling
surface form: W. Scott Darling
series Basil Rathbone Sherlock Holmes film series
surface form: Basil Rathbone–Nigel Bruce Sherlock Holmes film series
setting London, England
surface form: London

World War II
stars Basil Rathbone
Kaaren Verne
Lionel Atwill
Nigel Bruce
William Post Jr.
title Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon self-link

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Basil Rathbone notableWork Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
Karen Verne notableWork Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon title Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon self-link
Nigel Bruce appearedIn Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
Lionel Atwill performedIn Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
Käthe Vörnle notableWork Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
Frederick Worlock notableWork Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
Hans J. Salter notableWork Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon