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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)

Movie"The struggle of super-minds in the crime of the century!"
Audience Score
69
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NR 1 hr 25 minSep 1st, 1939Mystery, Crime, ThrillerSherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) Collection PosterPart of Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) Collection
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 involve a family curse, the crown jewels of England, or something else…
StarringBasil RathboneNigel BruceIda Lupino
DirectorAlfred L. Werker

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:September 1st, 1939
On DVD & Blu-ray:April 27th, 2004 - Buy DVD
Original Language:English
Production Companies:20th Century Fox
Movie Tags:
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Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) Collection

A series of fourteen films based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories was released between 1939 and 1946; the British actors Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce played Holmes and Dr. John Watson, respectively. The first two films in the series were produced by 20th Century Fox and released in 1939. The studio stopped making the films after these, but Universal Pictures acquired the rights from the Doyle estate and produced a further twelve films. Although the films from 20th Century Fox had large budgets, high production values, and were set in the Victorian era, Universal updated the films to the contemporary era of the Second World War, and produced them as B pictures with lower budgets. Both Rathbone and Bruce continued their roles when the series changed studios, as did Mary Gordon, who played the recurring character, Mrs. Hudson.