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.
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942)
Roy William Neill
At a glance
Countries
United States of America
Ratings
TMDB users
6.4/10
141 votes
Rating consensus
64/100 blend
Sources: TMDB
Moderate-to-positive blended read — weighted ~64/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
Basil Rathbone
Sherlock Holmes
Nigel Bruce
Doctor Watson
Lionel Atwill
Professor Moriarty
William Post Jr.
Dr. Franz Tobel
Kaaren Verne
Charlotte Eberli
Dennis Hoey
Inspector Lestrade
Holmes Herbert
Sir Reginald
Mary Gordon
Mrs. Hudson
Harry Cording
Jack Brady (uncredited)
Harold De Becker
Peg Leg (uncredited)
Paul Fix
Mueller (uncredited)
Henry Victor
Professor Frederic Hoffner (uncredited)
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The Scarlet Claw
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The Woman in Green
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Terror by Night
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Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942)
Roy William Neill
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