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Overview

In the midst of World War II, Sherlock Holmes rescues the Swiss inventor of a new bomb-sight from the Gestapo and brings him to England, where he quickly falls into the clutches of the evil Professor Moriarty.

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    Basil Rathbone

    Sherlock Holmes

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    Nigel Bruce

    Doctor Watson

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    Lionel Atwill

    Professor Moriarty

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    William Post Jr.

    Dr. Franz Tobel

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    Kaaren Verne

    Charlotte Eberli

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    Dennis Hoey

    Inspector Lestrade

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    Holmes Herbert

    Sir Reginald

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    Mary Gordon

    Mrs. Hudson

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    Harry Cording

    Jack Brady (uncredited)

Though with possibly not the most authentic Germanic accent you’ll ever have heard, “Holmes” (Basil Rathbone) still manages to smuggle Swiss scientist “Tobel” (William Post Jr.) back to London where we learn that he has developed a game-changing bombsight that could turn the war in the allies favour. He’s a bit of an enigmatic chap, this man, and declines all the security offered him so it’s no great shock that barely a day after his arrival, he has been kidnapped. Fortunately, he had the foresight to split his apparatus into sections and now the race is on between the detective and his stalwa...