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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a american film of genre Drama directed by Alfred L. Werker released in USA on 1 september 1939 with Basil Rathbone

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
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Released in USA 1 september 1939
Length 1h25
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Thriller,    Crime
Rating72% 3.6449253.6449253.6449253.6449253.644925

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (released theatrically as Sherlock Holmes in the United Kingdom) is a 1939 mystery-adventure film. It is a pastiche featuring the characters of the Sherlock Holmes series of books written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The film is an adaptation of the 1899 play Sherlock Holmes by William Gillette, though there is almost no resemblance in the plots.

The film is the second installment to the Sherlock Holmes film series released between 1939 and 1946. It was the second film to feature Basil Rathbone as Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. John Watson, the final one they would make for 20th Century Fox, and the final one in the Rathbone/Bruce series to be set in the Victorian London period. The further 12 films made by Universal and starring Rathbone/Bruce would take place in contemporary times (i.e. the 1940s). George Zucco stars as Holmes's nemesis Professor Moriarty.

The film follows famous detective Sherlock Holmes and his companion Doctor Watson as they attempt to foil their archenemy Professor Moriarty who targets a wealthy family and plots the theft of the Crown Jewels.

Synopsis

The film begins with Moriarty and Holmes verbally sparring on the steps outside the Old Bailey where Moriarty has just been acquitted on a charge of murder due to lack of evidence. Holmes remarks, "You've a magnificent brain, Moriarty. I admire it. I admire it so much I'd like to present it, pickled in alcohol, to the London Medical Society". "It would make an impressive exhibit", replies Moriarty.

Actors

Basil Rathbone

(Sherlock Holmes)
Nigel Bruce

(Dr. Watson)
Ida Lupino

(Ann Brandon)
George Zucco

(Professor Moriarty)
Alan Marshal

(Jerrold Hunter)
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Sherlock Holmes screen adaptations

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