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Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon

1942·68 min

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon

Directed by Roy William Neill

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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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Sherlock Holmes

Doctor Watson

Professor Moriarty

William Post Jr.

Dr. Franz Tobel

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Edward T. Lowe Jr.

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Edmund L. Hartmann

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What is Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon about?

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942) is about 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.

Who directed Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon?

Roy William Neill directed Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942).

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