The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes(Movie, 1939)

Name: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 1939
Duration: T01:25:00
Rating: 3.5

1h 25min | Genres: Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Rating: 3.5/5 (with 58 votes)

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (released theatrically as Sherlock Holmes in the United Kingdom) is a 1939 American mystery adventure film based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes detective stories. Although claiming to be an adaptation of the 1899 play Sherlock Holmes by William Gillette, the film bears little resemblance to the play. Released by 20th Century Fox, the film is the second of fourteen Sherlock Holmes films produced between 1939 and 1946, starring Basil Rathbone as Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. John Watson. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is the final film in the series to be released by 20th Century Fox and the final to be set in the Victorian period of Doyle’s stories (all subsequent films would be released by Universal Pictures and set in contemporaneous times (i.e. the 1940s). The film co-stars George Zucco as Holmes's nemesis, Professor Moriarty, and follows Holmes and Watson as they attempt to foil Moriarty’s plans to target a wealthy family and steal the Crown Jewels. ()

Part of the Sherlock Holmes (1939 Series)

Movie poster of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

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About The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

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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Trailer for The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Trailer(Trailer, 1:02)

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Plays in: London

Based on: "Sherlock Holmes" (find it on Amazon)

Made by: 20th Century Fox

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN), Italian (IT)

Translated into 14 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date GR: 09/01/1939

Cast: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Ida Lupino, George Zucco, Alan Marshal, Henry Stephenson, Terry Kilburn, E. E. Clive, Mary Gordon, Holmes Herbert, Arthur Hohl, Georgios Regas, Mary Forbes, May Beatty, Leonard Mudie

Director: Alfred L. Werker

Producer: Darryl F. Zanuck

Screenwriter: Edwin Blum, William Gillette

Film Editor: Robert Bischoff

Director of Photography: Leon Shamroy

Composer: Robert Russell Bennett

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Die Abenteuer des Sherlock Holmes"

"Las aventuras de Sherlock Holmes"

"Les Aventures de Sherlock Holmes"

"Sherlock Holmes"

"Пригоди Шерлока Холмса"

"Sherlock Holmes The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes"

Keywords: murder, club foot, tower of london, head bashed in, crown jewels, jewel, chinchilla foot, sherlock holmes, playing flute, black and white

Color: Black & White (B/W)