Top billed cast

1. 

   Basil Rathbone

   Sherlock Holmes

2. 

   Nigel Bruce

   Dr. Watson

3. 

   Ida Lupino

   Ann Brandon

4. 

   Alan Marshal

   Jerrold Hunter

5. 

   Terry Kilburn

   Billy

6. 

   George Zucco

   Professor Moriarty

7. 

   Henry Stephenson

   Sir Ronald Ramsgate

8. 

   E. E. Clive

   Inspector Bristol

9. 

   Arthur Hohl

   Henchman Bassick

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-06-22

My personal favourite of these Rathbone/Bruce combinations. This time, the fiendishly clever Professor Moriarty (George Zucco) intends the crime of the century and so has Holmes and Watson distracted by an ominous series of murders whilst he sets about perpetrating his true desire. Henry Stephenson also chips into this accomplished murder-mystery that keeps you guessing for quite a while. The atmosphere of a foggy London all adds to the dramatic effect of this film and Rathbone and Bruce are clearly now on their way to establishing their own, definitive, characterisations of their fictional al...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• detective
• murder
• black and white
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