
Overview
In the midst of World War II, Sherlock Holmes rescues the Swiss inventor of a new bomb-sight from the Gestapo and brings him to England, where he quickly falls into the clutches of the evil Professor Moriarty.
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DirectorRoy William Neill
Cast

Basil Rathbone
Sherlock Holmes

Nigel Bruce
Doctor Watson

Lionel Atwill
Professor Moriarty

William Post Jr.
Dr. Franz Tobel

Kaaren Verne
Charlotte Eberli

Dennis Hoey
Inspector Lestrade

Holmes Herbert
Sir Reginald

Mary Gordon
Mrs. Hudson

Harry Cording
Jack Brady (uncredited)
Harold De Becker
Peg Leg (uncredited)

Paul Fix
Mueller (uncredited)

Henry Victor
Professor Frederic Hoffner (uncredited)
John Burton
RAF Officer (uncredited)

Paul Bryar
Swiss Waiter (uncredited)

Whit Bissell
London Bobbie (uncredited)

Rudolph Anders
Braun (uncredited)

Colin Kenny
Scotland Yard Detective (uncredited)
George Burr Macannan
Gottfried (uncredited)

Harry Woods
Kurt (uncredited)
Part of Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) Collection

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Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
1942

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The Spider Woman
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The Scarlet Claw
1944

The Pearl of Death
1944

The House of Fear
1945

The Woman in Green
1945

Pursuit to Algiers
1945

Terror by Night
1946

Dressed to Kill
1946
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Keywords
london, englandkidnappingswitzerlandworld war iiinventionblack and whitegestapowar effortsecret codebomb -sightdancing menfalse bottomed trunkmoriartyholmes vs moriartysherlock holmes
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Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 3, 2026





