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."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon canonical | 8 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sherlock Holmes film
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film ⓘ mystery film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
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surface form:
The Adventure of the Dancing Men
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| basedOnAuthor | Arthur Conan Doyle ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| character |
Dr. Watson
ⓘ
Jim Moriarty ⓘ
surface form:
Professor Moriarty
Holmes ⓘ
surface form:
Sherlock Holmes
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| cinematographyBy | Elwood Bredell ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Roy William Neill ⓘ |
| distributor | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| distributorRegion |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| editedBy | Otto Ludwig ⓘ |
| era | World War II–era ⓘ |
| genre |
crime film
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mystery film ⓘ spy film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Frank Skinner ⓘ |
| notableFor |
loose adaptation of The Adventure of the Dancing Men
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updating Sherlock Holmes to a World War II setting ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfFranchise |
Holmes
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surface form:
Sherlock Holmes
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| plotKeyword |
Nazi spies
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espionage ⓘ secret weapon ⓘ |
| portrays |
Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes
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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
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Scott Darling ⓘ Scott Darling ⓘ
surface form:
W. Scott Darling
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| series |
Basil Rathbone Sherlock Holmes film series
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surface form:
Basil Rathbone–Nigel Bruce Sherlock Holmes film series
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| setting |
London, England
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surface form:
London
World War II ⓘ |
| stars |
Basil Rathbone
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Kaaren Verne ⓘ Lionel Atwill ⓘ Nigel Bruce ⓘ William Post Jr. ⓘ |
| title | Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon self-link ⓘ |
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