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Sherlock Holmes in "Secret Weapon"

The recent December 2009 film release of "Sherlock Holmes" with Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law has increased interest in the original Sherlock Holmes movies from the 1940's.

This 1943 Sherlock Holmes film is based on the Sir Authur Conan Doyle story called "The Dancing Men." Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are placed in WWII europe to help protect a scientist and his invention from the Nazis.

Cast of "Secret Weapon"

Basil Rathbone .... Sherlock Holmes
Nigel Bruce .... Dr. John H. Watson
Lionel Atwill .... Professor Moriarty
Kaaren Verne .... Charlotte Eberli
William Post Jr. .... Dr. Franz Tobel
Dennis Hoey ....Inspector Lestrade
Holmes Herbert .... Sir Reginald Bailey
Mary Gordon .... Mrs. Hudson
Director: Roy William Neill

Production Company: Universal Pictures Company Inc.

Audio/Visual: sound, black & white

Keywords: Mystery; Crime; Sherlock Holmes

Creative Commons license: Public Domain

Run time: 1:07:51

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"Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon" (1943)

Actors: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Lionel Atwill, Kaaren Verne, William Post Jr. Format: Black & White, DVD, NTSC. Language: English, French. Studio: Mpi Home Video. DVD Release Date: October 28, 2003. Run Time: 68 minutes

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes marked the beginning of the long-running series. Highlights of these 13 episodes include "A Scandal in Bohemia," which introduces Irene Adler (Gayle Hunnicutt), whom Holmes uncharacteristically describes as having "a face a man might die for"; the chilling locked-room mystery "The Speckled Band"; the introduction of Sherlock's brother Mycroft (Charles Gray) in "The Greek Interpreter"; and "The Final Problem," in which Holmes confronts his arch-enemy Professor Moriarty (Eric Porter) at Reichenbach Falls in Switzerland.

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