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
film
mystery film
basedOn Sherlock Holmes stories
surface form: Sherlock Holmes characters by Arthur Conan Doyle
castMember Alan Marshall NERFINISHED
Basil Rathbone
George Zucco
Ida Lupino
Nigel Bruce
Alan Mowbray
surface form: Terry Kilburn
cinematographyBy Leon Shamroy
colorProcess black and white
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Alfred L. Werker NERFINISHED
distributor 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED
editedBy Robert L. Simpson NERFINISHED
featuresCharacter Jim Moriarty
surface form: Professor Moriarty
featuresFictionalUniverse Sherlock Holmes stories
surface form: Sherlock Holmes universe
filmingTechnique live action
follows The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939 film)
genre crime
detective film
mystery
hasFormat theatrical film
hasMedium 35 mm film
hasReception considered a classic Sherlock Holmes film
hasSubject London, England
surface form: London

crime solving
detective investigation
hasTitle The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
language English
mainCharacter Dr. Watson
surface form: Dr. John H. Watson

Holmes
surface form: Sherlock Holmes
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
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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Basil Rathbone notableWork The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939 film)