Overview
In World War II, a British secret agent carrying a vitally important document is kidnapped en route to Washington. The British government calls on Sherlock Holmes to recover it.
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Crew
DirectorRoy William Neill
WriterBertram Millhauser, Lynn Riggs
Cast
Basil Rathbone
Sherlock Holmes
Nigel Bruce
Doctor Watson
Marjorie Lord
Nancy Partridge
Henry Daniell
William Easter
George Zucco
Heinrich Hinckel aka Richard Stanley
John Archer
Naval Lt. Pete Merriam
Gavin Muir
Mr. Lang, government agent
Edmund MacDonald
Detective Lt. Grogan
Don Terry
Howe
Mary Gordon
Mrs. Hudson
Bradley Page
Cady
Clarence Muse
George
Mary Forbes
Mrs. Pettibone
Holmes Herbert
Mr. Ahrens
Thurston Hall
Sen. Henry Babcock
Ian Wolfe
Antiques Store Sales Clerk
John Burton
Army Inspector (uncredited)
Gerald Hamer
Alfred Pettibone
Gilbert Emery
Sir Henry Marchmont (uncredited)
Margaret Seddon
Miss Pringle (uncredited)
Part of Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) Collection
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1939
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1939
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
1942
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
1942
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
1943
The Spider Woman
1943
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
washington dc, usablack and whitesherlock holmes
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Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 5, 2026