Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon

About Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon

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.

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942) is a crime mystery film directed by Roy William Neill. It runs 68 minutes and was released in December 1942.

Basil Rathbone takes the lead as Sherlock Holmes, Nigel Bruce as Doctor Watson, Lionel Atwill as Professor Moriarty, and William Post Jr. as Dr. Franz Tobel. Written by Edmund L. Hartmann and Edward T. Lowe Jr..

Shelv files it under sherlock holmes, switzerland, invention, and gestapo. It streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and Artiflix in the United States.

The Woman in Green, To Be or Not to Be, and Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror make useful companions to Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon, all filed under black and white and holmes vs moriarty. It scores 6.4 out of 10 from 150 TMDB voters and it carries a NR rating.