The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

85 mins | Crime, Thriller, Mystery | Sept. 1, 1939

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…

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

85 mins | Crime, Thriller, Mystery | Sept. 1, 1939

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
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…
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers 20th Century Fox
Original title The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Directors Alfred L. Werker
Writers William Absalom Drake, William Gillette, Arthur Conan Doyle, Edwin Blum

Cast

Basil Rathbone

as Sherlock Holmes

Nigel Bruce

as Dr. Watson

Ida Lupino

as Ann Brandon

Alan Marshal

as Jerrold Hunter

Terry Kilburn

as Billy

George Zucco

as Professor Moriarty

Henry Stephenson

as Sir Ronald Ramsgate

E. E. Clive

as Inspector Bristol

Arthur Hohl

as Henchman Bassick

May Beatty

as Mrs. Jameson, Brandon Housekeeper

Peter Willes

as Lloyd Brandon

Frank Dawson

as Dawes, Moriarty's servant

Mary Gordon

as Mrs. Hudson

Holmes Herbert

as Justice of the Court

George Regas

as Henchman Mateo

Anthony Kemble-Cooper

as Tony Conyngham (as Anthony Kemble Cooper)

Mary Forbes

as Lady Conyngham

Leonard Mudie

as Barrows - Moriarty's Attorney (uncredited)

Robert Nobel

as Foreman of the Jury (uncredited)

Ivan F. Simpson

as Gates - Trial Prosecutor (uncredited)

Neil Fitzgerald

as Clerk of the Court (uncredited)

Frank Baker

as Tompkins (uncredited)

Denis Greene

as Denis Green (uncredited)

Robert Cory

as Tower Sentry (uncredited)

Gordon Hart

as Guard (uncredited)

Keith Hitchcock

as Constable (uncredited)

Ivo Henderson

as Bobby (uncredited)

Leyland Hodgson

as Bobby (uncredited)

Boyd Irwin

as Bobby (uncredited)

Charles Irwin

as Marine Sergeant (uncredited)

Robert R. Stephenson

as Cabby (uncredited)

Harry Cording

as Second Fake Constable (uncredited)

Eric Wilton

as Conyngham Butler (uncredited)

William Austin

as Inquisitive Stranger

Frank Benson

as Cockney (uncredited)

Ted Billings

as Pub Customer (uncredited)