Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
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 quickly falls into the clutches of the evil Professor Moriarty.
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In the fourth film of the series, Sherlock Holmes assists the inventor of a revolutionary bomb sight, Dr Tobel, to smuggle his work out of Switzerland and into England. Once in England the bomb sight pieces and the Tobel go missing, leaving Holmes and Watson with code of dancing stick figures to break before Professor Moriarty so they can find the remaining pieces of the weapon. This is a slightly better print than others available on the Internet Archive. Copyright Status: PUBLIC DOMAIN Registered under LP11561 on 31 August 1942 SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE SECRET WEAPON. Universal Pictures Co., Inc., (c)1942. 7 reels, sd. Based on the story "The Dancing Men" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Credits: Producer. Howard Benedict; director, Roy William Neill; screenplay, Edward T. Lowe, W. Scott Darling. Edmund L. Hartmann; adaptation, W. Scott Darling, Edward T. Lowe; photography, Les White; film editor. Otto Ludwig. Universal Pictures Co., Inc.; 31Aug42; LP11561. NO RENEWAL FOUND
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- Director
- Roy William Neill
- Starring
- Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Lionel Atwill, William Post Jr., Kaaren Verne, Dennis Hoey, Holmes Herbert, Mary Gordon
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