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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…
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Sep 1, 1939
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Jan 1, 1988
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Cast
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Basil Rathbone
Sherlock Holmes
N
Nigel Bruce
Dr. Watson
I
Ida Lupino
Ann Brandon
A
Alan Marshal
Jerrold Hunter
T
Terry Kilburn
Billy
G
George Zucco
Professor Moriarty
H
Henry Stephenson
Sir Ronald Ramsgate
E
E. E. Clive
Inspector Bristol
A
Arthur Hohl
Henchman Bassick
M
May Beatty
Mrs. Jameson, Brandon Housekeeper
P
Peter Willes
Lloyd Brandon
M
Mary Gordon
Mrs. Hudson
H
Holmes Herbert
Justice of the Court
G
George Regas
Henchman Mateo
M
Mary Forbes
Lady Conyngham
F
Frank Dawson
Dawes, Moriarty's servant
W
William Austin
Inquisitive Stranger
A
Anthony Kemble-Cooper
Tony Conyngham
L
Leonard Mudie
Barrows - Moriarty's Attorney (uncredited)
I
Ivan F. Simpson
Gates - Trial Prosecutor (uncredited)
Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) Collection
A series of fourteen films based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories was released between 1939 and 1946; the British actors Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce played Holmes and Dr. John Wa...
Quotes
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Sherlock Holmes
Very effective, my dear Watson!
Dr. Watson
Elementary, my dear Holmes, elementary.
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A Battle of Wits Between Rivals
Sherlock Holmes
You've a magnificent brain, Moriarty. I admire it. I admire it so much I'd like to present it pickled in alcohol to the London Medical Society.
Professor Moriarty
That would make an interesting exhibit. Holmes, you've only now barely missed sending me to the gallows. You're the one man in England clever enough to defeat me. The situation has become impossible.
Sherlock Holmes
Have you any suggestions?
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
