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Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
Suspense! Thrills! Adventure!
6.5(151)19421h 8m
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.
- Director
- Roy William Neill
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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)
Crew
Directing
- Roy William NeillDirector
Writing
- Edward T. Lowe Jr.Screenplay
- Scott DarlingScreenplay
- Edward T. Lowe Jr.Adaptation
- Arthur Conan DoyleStory
- Edmund L. HartmannScreenplay
- Scott DarlingAdaptation
Production
- Howard BenedictAssociate Producer
Camera
- Lester WhiteDirector of Photography
Editing
- Otto LudwigEditor
Sound
- Hans J. SalterMusic
- Richard HagemanMusic
- Frank SkinnerOriginal Music Composer
- Charles PrevinMusic Director
Art
- Jack OttersonArt Direction
- Russell A. GausmanSet Decoration
Costume & Make-Up
- Vera WestCostume Design