Sherlock holmes and the secret weapon 1942 full cast. Its almost schizophrenic in the way we rush from war of ideology abroad to a war of wits at home among the secret passages, but it runs in the right direction at least. Sherlock holmes and the secret weapon basil rathbone. This is also the first appearance of inspector lestrade dennis hoey, a pleasant addition to the series. Sherlock holmes and the secret weapon 1943 is the fourth in the sherlock holmes 1939 film series series of sherlock holmes films. Sherlock holmes and the secret weapon set the tone for many of the films that would follow. Sherlock holmes and the secret weapon subtitles 33 subtitles. The video and audio presentation are excellent, especially given the efforts required to.
The credits at the beginning of the film state that the screenplay is based on conan. Sherlock holmes and the secret weapon 1943 basil rathbone duration. Starting in switzerland, sherlock holmes rescues the inventor of a bombsight which the allies want to keep from the nazis. Film tersebut dikatakan sebagai adaptasi cerpen conan doyle the adventure of the dancing men, meskipun satusatunya unsur dari material. Sherlock holmes and the secret weapon 1943 full movie.
All but the first two fox features were restored on film by the ucla film archives, and a featurette on the restoration sees archivist. These four, plus the available twinpacks from mpi home video complete my set of the 14 films. Basil rathbone is to sherlock holmes as sean connery is to james bond, its elementary, my dear watson. Sherlock holmes and the secret weapon stars basil rathbone as sherlock and nigel bruce as dr. Sherlock holmes and the secret weapon fra 1943, med basil rathbone som sherlock holmes og nigel bruce som dr. This film pits the great detective against that napoleon of crime, professor moriarty.
A father of a real cool 18 year old son, a classical trained trumpter, love blues like b. Sherlock holmes and the secret weapon 1943 basil rathbone. Universal sold the series outright in the 1950s, and three of the titles are said to be in the public domain. The 10 best basil rathbone sherlock holmes movies and dvds. Sherlock holmes and the secret weapon 1943 in the generations since the tales of sir arthur conan doyles sherlock holmes were first committed to celluloid, many actors have stepped into the interlocked roles of the peerlessly brilliant master sleuth and his physician ally and boswell, dr. Spider woman the aka sherlock holmes and the spider woman bluray 1943 sherlock holmes has to solve a mystery about a series of suicides of known gamblers. Secret weapon, sherlock holmes fights back, the secret weapon.
Sherlock holmes and the secret weapon 1942 is the fourth in the basil rathbonenigel bruce. The film is credited as an adaptation of sir arthur conan doyles holmes tale the adventure of the dancing men, but the only element of the source material to be used is the dancing men code. Sherlock holmes and doctor watson must protect a swiss inventor of an advanced bomb sight from falling into german hands. The 1943 film sherlock holmes and the secret weapon, starring basil rathbone as holmes, is credited as an adaptation of the dancing men, but the only element of doyles story to be used is the dancing men code. Basil rathbone and nigel bruce are marvelous in their signature roles as holmes and hisstalwart companion, dr. King, love jazz and the old and new players a father of a real cool 18 year old son, a classical trained trumpter, love blues like b. Sherlock holmes terror by night 1946 basil rathbone duration. Sherlock holmes and the secret weapon 1942 is the fourth in the basil rathbonenigel bruce series of 14 sherlock holmes films which updated the characters created by sir arthur conan doyle to the then present day. Sherlock holmes and the secret weapon 1942 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The adventures provides holmes in his classic 1890s setting, while the scarlet claw is unquestionably the best of the modern movies set in the 1940s. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards. Sherlock holmes and the secret weapon 1942, 68 min. Professor moriarty lionel atwill, is working with the nazis on a doomsday weapon. A definitive and groundbreaking sherlock holmes thriller set in world war ii.
Sherlock holmes and the secret weapon wikipedia bahasa. Sherlock holmes and the secret weapon trailer at tcm movie database. When he attempts to complete his escape through a secret passageway. Sherlock holmes and the secret weapon the arthur conan doyle. The complete collection on bluray is a welcome addition to the growing number of films from the 30s and 40s that are appearing finally in high definition.
The pearl of death 1944 full movie basil rathbone, sherlock film. Many holmes fans believe that basil rathbone was born to play conan doyles cerebral sleuth. Sherlock holmes and the secret weapon 1943 dvd movie basil rathbone nigel bruce. Watch sherlock holmes and the secret weapon 1943 full movie ursula strauss on dailymotion. Holmes wears various disguises as he thwarts moriartys efforts to deliver vital information to gestapo. The film is credited as an adaptation of conan doyles short story the adventure of the dancing men, though the. Sherlock holmes and the secret weapon 1943 usage public domain.
From 193946, rathbone starred with nigel bruce as watson in a series of 14 feature films. The film is from 1942 and i wonder if the producers and writers realized how vital bombsight secrets were the american norden bombsight was guarded almost as. The inventor agrees to help the allies but soon disappears and holmes suspects moriarty may be involved. The complete collection is a fine set of these 70 yearold thrillers that have gone their separate ways. Sherlock holmes and the secret weapon 1943 hd basil. The baker street dozen is the fan nickname for the twelve sherlock holmes films released by universal studios between 1942 and 1946 starring basil rathbone as sherlock holmes and nigel bruce as dr. Sherlock holmes and the secret weapon 1943 is the fourth in the basil rathbone and nigel bruce series of sherlock holmes films. Sherlock holmes and the secret weapon 1943 articles. From its eerily opening to the fastpaced ending, secret weapon is a blast to watch. Sherlock holmes films are always better when they have a horror edge to them the hound of the baskervilles and the scarlet claw prove this best and sherlock holmes faces death makes another nice entry in the list of holmes films with a horror slant.
Sherlock holmes and the secret weapon 1943 full movie video. Sherlock holmes and the secret weapon is the fourth in the basil rathbonenigel bruce series of 14 sherlock holmes films. Sherlock holmes fights back, the secret weapon, secret weapon. Sherlock holmes rescues an inventor of an new bomb site before the nazis can get him.
Its a mini spy adventure with some impressive production design for a b picture. Watson must prevent moriarty from getting his mitts on the precious secret weapon. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. Originally titled sherlock holmes fights back, sherlock holmes and the secret weapon concerns professor moriartys attempts to get his hands on a revolutionary new bombsight a device to improve the accuracy of dropping bombs. Sherlock holmes and doctor watson must protect a swiss inventor of an advanced bomb sight from. Indeed, although theres nothing special about the sociological aspects of weapon, the psychological opposition between upright holmes and the thoroughly immoral moriarty provides the film s best moments. Thrill to the adventures of the worlds greatest detective with the 14 films gathered together for the complete sherlock holmes collection, a 5disc set on bluray. Sherlock holmes and the secret weapon 1943 retrovision media.
Watson, in these intriguing mysteries meticulously restored to their. Sherlock holmes and the secret weapon 1942 adalah film keempat dalam serial basil rathbonenigel bruce dari 14 film sherlock holmes yang memperbaharui karakterkarakter buatan sir arthur conan doyle ke bentuk saat ini. Without telling holmes or watson, tobel splits his bombsight into four parts and leaves a. Sherlock holmes and the secret weapon 1943 thriller. The complete sherlock holmes collection on tcm shop. The rathbonebruce sherlock holmes films began in 1939 at 20th centuryfox, with the hound of the baskervilles. Oldschool sherlock holmes comes to bluray in a new set a new bluray set collects the 14 classic sherlock holmes films starring basil rathbone as the famous detective, and for holmes fans or. The complete sherlock holmes collection the 14film basil. The second film in universals series of sherlock holmes adventures starring basil rathbone as the great detective and nigel bruce as dr.
Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. Moriarty and his agents only utilize mundane means in their espionage, up until the point when the villain has holmes in his power. Watson, sherlock holmes and the secret weapon was one of several titles in the series to fall into the public domain, hence its availability over the years in numerous bargain bin editions of poor quality. The two had previously played the roles in the 20th century fox productions of the hound of the baskervilles and the adventures of sherlock holmes both released in 1939. Moriarty has aligned himself with the nazis and has dedicated himself to stealing a topsecret bombsight. Sherlock holmes och det hemliga vapnet ar en amerikanskbrittisk film fran 1942 i regi av roy. Sherlock holmes and the secret weapon 720p 1943 public. Sherlock holmes and the secret weapon 1943 is the fourth in the basil rathbonenigel bruce series of 14 sherlock holmes films which updated the characters created by sir arthur conan doyle to the present day. Nigel bruce in sherlock holmes and the secret weapon 1942 basil rathbone.
Watch sherlock holmes and the secret weapon 1943 prime video. Sherlock holmes and the secret weapon 1943 is the fourth in the basil rathbonenigel bruce series of sherlock holmes films. Sir arthur conan doyles immortal characters had been adapted for the movies at least as early as sherlock holmes baffled in 1900, but the film and. Based on the sir authur conan doyle story the dancing men, sherlock holmes and dr. Back in london it sems that the inventor is not all that he seemed. Both films have very good sound and picture quality. Roy william neill the adventure of the dancing men 1903 a disguised holmes helps swiss scientist dr tobel to escape from gestapo kidnappers and flee to england with his revolutionary bombsight. Back in london it seems that the inventor is not all that he seemed. Spider woman the aka sherlock holmes and the spider.
An adaptation of conan doyles the adventure of the dancing men, the film in fact centres around the kidnapping of a swiss scientist. Sherlock holmes and the secret weapon 1943 youtube. Watson are placed in wwii europe to help protect a scientist and his invention from the nazis. Oldschool sherlock holmes comes to bluray in a new set. The film is credited as an adaptation of conan doyles short story the adventure. Sherlock holmes basil rathbone pretends to be a nazi spy to aid. Sherlock holmes and the voice of terror, sherlock holmes and the secret weapon, and sherlock holmes in washington, are unvarnished world war ii propaganda, with holmes aiding the cause of the allies. Basil rathbone sherlock holmes and the secret weapon 1943.
The film is from 1942 and i wonder if the producers and writers realized how vital bombsight secrets were the american norden bombsight was guarded almost as zealously as the new radar sets that would change the course of world war ii. This rare sherlock holmes film was released at the same time as. Motifs from the stories the dripping trail, the sinister sailors, the disguise as an old bookseller fooling watson mixed in with a relatively straightforward adventure plot, this would be the standard template for most of the films to come. Sherlock holmes and the secret weapon is an american movie released on 25 december 1942, produced by. Sherlock holmes and the secret weapon 1943 rotten tomatoes. Sherlock holmes faces death 1943 leave a reply this is the sixth of the basil rathbone and nigel bruce sherlock holmes movies the first two were produced by 20th century fox, so this was the fourth by universal, in case youre confused by the commentary. The second in universals highly enjoyable sherlock holmes series is also the first directed by roy william neill, who would direct every universal holmes film after this. The plot involves holmes and professor moriarty, in a world war ii setting, racing to find the pieces of a new bomb sight.
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