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Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon

Released Dec 25, 1942 1h 8m Mystery & Thriller List
Reviews 53% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings
Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) saves noted Swiss physicist Franz Tobel (William Post Jr.) from the Gestapo in Zurich and smuggles him to London. There, Tobel is reunited with his wife, Charlotte (Kaaren Verne), to whom he gives a coded message in the event he disappears. Tobel presents the weapon he developed to government officials, and when he is subsequently abducted by arch-villain Professor Moriarty (Lionel Atwill), Holmes and Dr. Watson (Nigel Bruce) risk their lives to find him.
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Michael W. Phillips, Jr. Goatdog's Movies The pacing is slack, the big mystery not mysterious enough, and the showdowns between Holmes and Moriarty a bit too silly for my taste. Rated: 2.5/5 May 2, 2006 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Not a great Sherlock (too many plot holes), but one that's entertaining, never dull and has a lot of intrigues going for it. Rated: B Aug 23, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Rating: 6/10. 68/100 Rated 3 out of 5 stars 04/22/23 Full Review Frances H Although not the best of the EEII Sherlock Holmes films, this one has its moments of plot twists that make it worth a watch. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/12/22 Full Review robert p Another great adventure by Sherlock Holes (Basil Rathbone) and Dr. Watson (Nigel Bruce) and of course Dr. Moriarty. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review kevin w Sherlock goes undercover in disguise to help a scientist defect, along with that doctor's plan for a new secret weapon against the Nazis, but those dastardly villains are quick on the heels of our witty and quipping pair of detectives - and aided by Holmes old adversary of legend. Although the tale is a tad perfunctory, the chemistry of Holmes and Watson just manages to carry the day yet again. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Brilliant old school Sherlock Homes movie. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review martin a A scientist who holds the key to a new secret British weapon has been kidnapped, Holmes must ind him 1st and stop the weapon falling in to the hands of the Germans, great mystery Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) saves noted Swiss physicist Franz Tobel (William Post Jr.) from the Gestapo in Zurich and smuggles him to London. There, Tobel is reunited with his wife, Charlotte (Kaaren Verne), to whom he gives a coded message in the event he disappears. Tobel presents the weapon he developed to government officials, and when he is subsequently abducted by arch-villain Professor Moriarty (Lionel Atwill), Holmes and Dr. Watson (Nigel Bruce) risk their lives to find him.
Director
Roy William Neill
Producer
Howard Benedict
Screenwriter
W. Scott Darling, Edmund L. Hartmann, Edward T. Lowe Jr.
Distributor
Universal Pictures, Take 2 Video
Production Co
Universal Pictures
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 25, 1942, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 5, 2011
Runtime
1h 8m
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