Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
1943
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Feb 13, 2024 · Enjoy the classic Sherlock Holmes films starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce in this playlist. Watch the legendary detective solve mysteries and crimes in 14 episodes.
A series of fourteen films based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 's Sherlock Holmes stories was released between 1939 and 1946; British actors Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce portrayed Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson, respectively. The first two films in the series were produced by 20th Century-Fox and released in 1939.
A list of 14 movies featuring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson, from 1939 to 1946. See the titles, ratings, directors, stars and plot summaries of each film.
In four Caedmon albums, Rathbone revisited his characterization of Sherlock Holmes. The first, "The Speckled Band" (Caedmon Records TC 1172, recorded in 1963), is a straight narration of the tale. In the rest, he changes his voice for each character, including a rendition of Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson.
- The Hound of the Baskervilles. March 24, 1939. On his uncle's death Sir Henry Baskerville returns from Canada to take charge of his ancestral hall on the desolate moors of Devonshire, and finds that Sherlock Holmes is there to investigate the local belief that his uncle was killed by a monster hound that has roamed the moors since 1650, and is likely to strike again at Sir Henry.
- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. September 1, 1939. 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.
- Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror. September 18, 1942. England, at the start of World War Two. Mysterious wireless broadcasts, apparently from Nazi Germany are heard over the BBC.
- Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon. December 25, 1942. In the midst of World War II, Sherlock Holmes rescues the Swiss inventor of a new bomb-sight from the Gestapo and brings him to England, where he shortly falls into the clutches of Professor Moriarty.
The tenth in a series of fourteen films to star Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce as the Twentieth Century's most iconic iteration of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Wa...
- 69 min
- 350.3K
- Wellesley Theatre
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