Sherlock Holmes and the secret weapon

Sherlock Holmes and the secret weapon ( Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon ) is a British film carried out by Roy William Neill, left in 1942.

Synopsis

During the Second world war, Sherlock Holmes supports the escape of Doctor Franz Tobel, inventor of an innovative sight, and protects it from the Nazi S which seek it.

The doctor leaves to take refuge with London, and anxious on the range of his invention, decides to only entrust to four scientists known by him, part of his work and gives to his been engaged Charlotte a coding of the names of these four men before disappearing. Holmes is put at its research and very quickly understands that the immonde Moriarty is on the traces of the four scientists.

Comment

Propaganda film anti-nazi, turned and introduced in full Second world war, with small budget.

Data sheet

Title: Sherlock Holmes and the secret weapon
original Title: Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
Realization: Roy William Neill
Scenario: Scott Darling, freely adapted novel dancing Men ( The Dance hall Men ) of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Music: Charles Previn and Frank Skinner
Production: Howard Benedict for Universal Pictures
Country of origin: Great Britain
Format: Black and White - 1,37:1 - its monophonic
Kind: Police
Lasted: 80 minutes (68 minutes in the USA)
Coming out date: December 12th 1942 (London), January 4th 1943 (New York)

Distribution

Basil Rathbone : Sherlock Holmes
Nigel Bruce : Dr. John H.Watson
Lionel Atwill: Prof Moriarty
Kaaren Verne: Charlotte Eberli
William Post Jr.: Dr. Franz Tobel
Refusals Hoey: Inspector Lestrade
Holmes Herbert: Sir Reginald Bailey
Mary Gordon: Mrs. Hudson
Rudolph Anders : the agent of Gestapo Braun
Paul Bryar: the Swiss waiter
Leyland Hodgson: the officer of the RAF
Vicki Campbell: the woman of the pilot of the RAF
Henry Daniel: a police officer of Scotland
Harry Cording: Jack Brady
James Craven: an officer
Harold De Becker: Peg Leg
Leslie Denison : Bobbie
George Eldredge: Police officer
Paul Fix: an agent of Gestapo
Guy Kingsford: a patrol craft
George Burr Macannan: Gottfried
Michael Mark: an agent of Scotland Yard
Henry Victor: Prof Frederick Hoffner
Harry Woods: Kurt
John Burton
Gerald Hollow
Philip Van Zandt

Around film

the film was the subject of a colorized video edition.

Media

the film resulting from Internet site Watchmovies

See too

http://french.imdb.com/title/tt0035317/combined

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