

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes(1939)
"The struggle of super-minds in the crime of the century!"
Overview
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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Basil Rathbone
Sherlock Holmes

Nigel Bruce
Dr. Watson

Ida Lupino
Ann Brandon

Alan Marshal
Jerrold Hunter

Terry Kilburn
Billy

George Zucco
Professor Moriarty

Henry Stephenson
Sir Ronald Ramsgate

E. E. Clive
Inspector Bristol

Arthur Hohl
Henchman Bassick

May Beatty
Mrs. Jameson, Brandon Housekeeper

Peter Willes
Lloyd Brandon

Mary Gordon
Mrs. Hudson

Holmes Herbert
Justice of the Court

George Regas
Henchman Mateo

Mary Forbes
Lady Conyngham
Frank Dawson
Dawes, Moriarty's servant

William Austin
Inquisitive Stranger
Anthony Kemble-Cooper
Tony Conyngham

Leonard Mudie
Barrows - Moriarty's Attorney (uncredited)
Robert Nobel
Foreman of the Jury (uncredited)

Ivan F. Simpson
Gates - Trial Prosecutor (uncredited)
Neil Fitzgerald
Clerk of the Court (uncredited)

Frank Baker
Tompkins (uncredited)

Denis Greene
Denis Green (uncredited)
Robert Cory
Tower Sentry (uncredited)
Gordon Hart
Guard (uncredited)
Keith Hitchcock
Constable (uncredited)
Ivo Henderson
Bobby (uncredited)

Leyland Hodgson
Bobby (uncredited)

Boyd Irwin
Bobby (uncredited)
Charles Irwin
Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
Robert R. Stephenson
Cabby (uncredited)

Harry Cording
Second Fake Constable (uncredited)
Eric Wilton
Conyngham Butler (uncredited)
Frank Benson
Cockney (uncredited)

Ted Billings
Pub Customer (uncredited)

Herbert Evans
Scotland Yard Man (uncredited)
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