Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942)
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Directors
Roy William Neill
Cast
Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Lionel Atwill, Kaaren Verne, William Post Jr., Dennis Hoey
The story
Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) pretends to be a Nazi spy to aid scientist Dr. Franz Tobel (William Post Jr.) and his new invention, a bombsight, in escaping a Gestapo trap in Switzerland. Holmes and Franz fly to London, where Holmes places him under the protection of his friend, Dr.
Genres
Detective Film, crime film, mystery film, science fiction film, spy film
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