The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939 film)
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939 film) is a classic black-and-white mystery movie featuring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes in one of his most iconic screen portrayals.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
black-and-white film
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film ⓘ mystery film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Sherlock Holmes stories
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surface form:
Sherlock Holmes characters by Arthur Conan Doyle
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| castMember |
Alan Marshall
NERFINISHED
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Basil Rathbone ⓘ George Zucco ⓘ Ida Lupino ⓘ Nigel Bruce ⓘ Alan Mowbray ⓘ
surface form:
Terry Kilburn
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| cinematographyBy | Leon Shamroy ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black and white ⓘ |
| 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 |
Jim Moriarty
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surface form:
Professor Moriarty
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| featuresFictionalUniverse |
Sherlock Holmes stories
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surface form:
Sherlock Holmes universe
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| filmingTechnique | live action ⓘ |
| follows | The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939 film) ⓘ |
| genre |
crime
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detective film ⓘ mystery ⓘ |
| hasFormat | theatrical film ⓘ |
| hasMedium | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| hasReception | considered a classic Sherlock Holmes film ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
London, England
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surface form:
London
crime solving ⓘ detective investigation ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Dr. Watson
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surface form:
Dr. John H. Watson
Holmes ⓘ
surface form:
Sherlock Holmes
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| musicBy | Cyril J. Mockridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | iconic screen portrayal of Sherlock Holmes by Basil Rathbone ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Basil Rathbone Sherlock Holmes film series ⓘ |
| portrays |
Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes
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Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson ⓘ |
| producer | Darryl F. Zanuck ⓘ |
| productionCompany | 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1939 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1939 ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 85 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Edwin Blum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Drake ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Victorian era ⓘ |
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