The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes

The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes

106 mins | Crime, Comedy | July 14, 1937

Two out-of-work private detectives disguise themselves as Holmes and Watson to gain attention and end up chasing counterfeiters and stolen stamps.

The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes

106 mins | Crime, Comedy | July 14, 1937

The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes
Two out-of-work private detectives disguise themselves as Holmes and Watson to gain attention and end up chasing counterfeiters and stolen stamps.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers Universum Film (UFA)
Original title Der Mann, der Sherlock Holmes war
Directors Eduard von Borsody, Karl Hartl
Writers Robert A. Stemmle, Arthur Conan Doyle, Karl Hartl

Cast

Hans Albers

as Sherlock Holmes / Morris Flint

Heinz Rühmann

as Dr. John H. Watson / Macky McPherson

Marieluise Claudius

as Mary Berry

Hansi Knoteck

as Jane Berry

Günther Ballier

as 1. Kriminalbeamter

Ernst Behmer

as Conductor / 1. Schlafwagenschaffner

Paul Bildt

as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Harry Hardt

as Billy

Ernst Waldow

as Hoteldetektiv

Erich Dunskus

as Lippert / Chef der Kriminalpolizei

Hilde Weissner

as Madame Ganymare

Ernst Legal

as Dieter Jean

Siegfried Schürenberg

as Gangsterboß Lapin

F. W. Schröder-Schrom

as Polizeidirektor

Hans Junkermann

as Exzellenz Vangon

Edwin Jürgensen

as Staatsanwalt

Aribert Grimmer

as 2. Kriminalbeamter

Theodor Thony

as 3. Kriminalbeamte

Angelo Ferrari

as Gangster Fred im Expresszug

Lothar Geist

as Erwin Wutzke

Clemens Hasse

as Ganove Peter

Paul Schwed

as Der lange Poll

Willi Schur

as Bahnbeamter bei der Gerichtsversammlung

Erich Walter

as Hoteldirektor

Heinz Wemper

as Verwalter des Lombard-Hauses

Walter Werner

as Dr. Balderin

Charly Berger

as Beisitzender Richter

Katharina Berger

as Blumenmädchen im Hotel

Hans Bergmann

as Taxator

Max Harry Ernst

as 1. Gerichtsreporter

Horst Birr

as 2. Schlafwagenschaffner

Fritz Draeger

as 2. Gerichtsreporter

Fred Goebel

as Hotel-Empfangschef

Gerhard Dammann

as 3. Schlafwagenschaffner

Karl Jüstel

as 1. Polizeioffizier

Kurt Kramer

as 2. Polizeioffizier

Erich Nadler

as 3. Polizeioffizier

Friedrich Ohse

as Polizeileutnant

Boris Alekin

as Hotelkellner

Otto Krieg Helbig

as Fotoreporter

Fredy Walden

as 1. Zuschauer bei der Gerichtsverhandlung

Albert Karchow

as 2. Zuschauer bei der Gerichtsverhandlung

Walter Steinweg

as Zivilbeamter im Polizeipräsidium