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
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film → mystery film → |
| basedOn |
The Adventure of the Dancing Men
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| basedOnAuthor |
Arthur Conan Doyle
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| blackAndWhite |
true
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| character |
Dr. Watson
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Professor Moriarty → Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED → |
| cinematographyBy |
Elwood Bredell
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| director |
Roy William Neill
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| distributor |
Universal Pictures
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| distributorRegion |
United States
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| editedBy |
Otto Ludwig
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| era |
World War II–era
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| genre |
crime film
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mystery film → spy film → |
| musicBy |
Frank Skinner
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| 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
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| partOfFranchise |
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
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| productionCompany |
Universal Pictures
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| releaseDateUS |
1943-02-12
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| releaseYear |
1943
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| runningTimeMinutes |
68
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| screenwriter |
Edmund L. Hartmann
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Scott Darling → W. Scott Darling NERFINISHED → |
| series |
Basil Rathbone–Nigel Bruce Sherlock Holmes film series
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| setting |
London
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World War II → |
| stars |
Basil Rathbone
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Kaaren Verne NERFINISHED → Lionel Atwill NERFINISHED → Nigel Bruce NERFINISHED → William Post Jr. → |
| title |
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Basil Rathbone
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Karen Verne → |
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Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
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