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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Name: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Director: Alfred L. Werker
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 1939-09-01
Cast: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Ida Lupino, Alan Marshal, Terry Kilburn

CrimeMysteryThriller

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…

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Cast

Basil RathboneNigel BruceIda LupinoAlan MarshalTerry KilburnGeorge ZuccoHenry StephensonE. E. CliveArthur HohlMay BeattyPeter WillesMary Gordon

Director

Alfred L. Werker

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