The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1939CrimeMysteryThriller85 mins

Plot

Having once again avoided criminal conviction, Professor Moriarity develops a murderous plan to “finish off” his last major nemesis, Sherlock Holmes, by making him fail to prevent the perfect crime. Does it in... read more

  • Alfred L. Werker

    Director

  • Edwin Blum

    Screenplay

  • Arthur Conan Doyle

    Characters

  • William Gillette

    Theatre Play

  • William Absalom Drake

    Screenplay

  • Leon Shamroy

    Director of Photography

  • Robert Bischoff

    Editor

  • Basil Rathbone

    Sherlock Holmes

  • Nigel Bruce

    Dr. Watson

  • Ida Lupino

    Ann Brandon

  • Alan Marshal

    Jerrold Hunter

  • Terry Kilburn

    Billy

  • George Zucco

    Professor Moriarty

  • Henry Stephenson

    Sir Ronald Ramsgate

  • E. E. Clive

    Inspector Bristol

  • Arthur Hohl

    Henchman Bassick

  • May Beatty

    Mrs. Jameson, Brandon Housekeeper

  • Peter Willes

    Lloyd Brandon

  • Mary Gordon

    Mrs. Hudson

  • Holmes Herbert

    Justice of the Court

  • George Regas

    Henchman Mateo

  • Mary Forbes

    Lady Conyngham

  • Frank Dawson

    Dawes, Moriarty's servant

  • William Austin

    Inquisitive Stranger

  • Anthony Kemble-Cooper

    Tony Conyngham

  • Leonard Mudie

    Barrows - Moriarty's Attorney (uncredited)

  • Robert Nobel

    Foreman of the Jury (uncredited)

  • Ivan F. Simpson

    Gates - Trial Prosecutor (uncredited)

  • Neil Fitzgerald

    Clerk of the Court (uncredited)

  • Frank Baker

    Tompkins (uncredited)

  • Denis Greene

    Denis Green (uncredited)

  • Robert Cory

    Tower Sentry (uncredited)

  • Gordon Hart

    Guard (uncredited)

  • Keith Hitchcock

    Constable (uncredited)

  • Ivo Henderson

    Bobby (uncredited)

  • Leyland Hodgson

    Bobby (uncredited)

  • Boyd Irwin

    Bobby (uncredited)

  • Charles Irwin

    Marine Sergeant (uncredited)

  • Robert R. Stephenson

    Cabby (uncredited)

  • Harry Cording

    Second Fake Constable (uncredited)

  • Eric Wilton

    Conyngham Butler (uncredited)

  • Frank Benson

    Cockney (uncredited)

  • Ted Billings

    Pub Customer (uncredited)

  • Runtime

    85 minutes

    Released

    1939-09-01

    Languages

    English

    Italiano

    Countries

    United States of America

    Studios

    20th Century Fox

    Updated

    455 days ago

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