The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)

The struggle of super-minds in the crime of the century!

  • Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
  • Release Date: 1939-09-01
  • User Rating: 6.844/10 from 144 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 25min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: 20th Century Fox
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Alfred L. Werker
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Summary

Having once again avoided criminal conviction, Professor Moriarity develops a murderous plan to “finish off” his last major nemesis, Sherlock Holmes, by making him fail to prevent the perfect crime. Does it involve a family curse, the crown jewels of England, or something else…

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  • Basil Rathbone

    as Sherlock Holmes

  • Nigel Bruce

    as Dr. Watson

  • Ida Lupino

    as Ann Brandon

  • Alan Marshal

    as Jerrold Hunter

  • Terry Kilburn

    as Billy

  • George Zucco

    as Professor Moriarty

  • Henry Stephenson

    as Sir Ronald Ramsgate

  • E. E. Clive

    as Inspector Bristol

  • Arthur Hohl

    as Henchman Bassick

  • May Beatty

    as Mrs. Jameson, Brandon Housekeeper

  • Peter Willes

    as Lloyd Brandon

  • Mary Gordon

    as Mrs. Hudson

  • Holmes Herbert

    as Justice of the Court

  • George Regas

    as Henchman Mateo

  • Mary Forbes

    as Lady Conyngham

  • Frank Dawson

    as Dawes, Moriarty's servant

  • William Austin

    as Inquisitive Stranger

  • Anthony Kemble-Cooper

    as Tony Conyngham

  • Leonard Mudie

    as Barrows - Moriarty's Attorney (uncredited)

  • Robert Nobel

    as Foreman of the Jury (uncredited)

  • Ivan F. Simpson

    as Gates - Trial Prosecutor (uncredited)

  • Neil Fitzgerald

    as Clerk of the Court (uncredited)

  • Frank Baker

    as Tompkins (uncredited)

  • Denis Greene

    as Denis Green (uncredited)

  • Robert Cory

    as Tower Sentry (uncredited)

  • Gordon Hart

    as Guard (uncredited)

  • Keith Hitchcock

    as Constable (uncredited)

  • Ivo Henderson

    as Bobby (uncredited)

  • Leyland Hodgson

    as Bobby (uncredited)

  • Boyd Irwin

    as Bobby (uncredited)

  • Charles Irwin

    as Marine Sergeant (uncredited)

  • Robert R. Stephenson

    as Cabby (uncredited)

  • Harry Cording

    as Second Fake Constable (uncredited)

  • Eric Wilton

    as Conyngham Butler (uncredited)

  • Frank Benson

    as Cockney (uncredited)

  • Ted Billings

    as Pub Customer (uncredited)

  • Herbert Evans

    as Scotland Yard Man (uncredited)
Writing William Gillette Theatre Play
Directing Alfred L. Werker Director
Writing Edwin Blum Screenplay
Camera Leon Shamroy Director of Photography
Production Darryl F. Zanuck Producer
Editing Robert Bischoff Editor
Costume & Make-Up Gwen Wakeling Costume Design
Art Richard Day Art Direction
Production Gene Markey Associate Producer
Art Hans Peters Art Direction
Art Thomas Little Set Decoration
Writing William Absalom Drake Screenplay
Writing Arthur Conan Doyle Characters

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