Sherlock Holmes faces death. Sherlock Holmes' secret weapon. Shelock Holmes and the voice of terror.

United States, 1942

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Three classic Holmes stories in this one compilation features Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson. Holmes, created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, uses his powers of observation to outwit daring criminals. In this series of films, made during World War 2, Holmes and Watson played out their adventures in a contemporary setting defeating evil Nazis, traitors and dastardly villains.

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Credits

co-director

John Rawlins

Roy William Neill

producer

Roy William Neill

production company

Universal Pictures

Duration

03:00:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1942

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

307290

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Adaptations

Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers

Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers → Detective and mystery films

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - United States

Literature → English literature - Film and video adaptations

Literature → Literature

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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