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1943 · Mystery / Espionage · English · Black and white · Approximately 71 minutes
About the film
Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce take Holmes and Watson across the Atlantic in this wartime detective adventure. When a British courier vanishes while carrying confidential material, their investigation leads to Washington and a network of enemy agents.
The missing intelligence is concealed in an everyday object, passing unnoticed between people who have no idea of its importance. With lives at stake, Holmes must trace its journey before the spies recover it.
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Cast and production
Director: Roy William Neill
Stars: Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes; Nigel Bruce as Dr Watson; Marjorie Lord as Nancy Partridge
Also featuring: Henry Daniell, George Zucco and John Archer
Screenplay: Bertram Millhauser and Lynn Riggs
Original story: Bertram Millhauser
Characters created by: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Production and original distribution: Universal Pictures
Country: United States
Behind the picture
This Universal entry uses an original screen story rather than directly adapting a Conan Doyle tale. Its wartime setting brings the familiar Baker Street partnership into a contemporary espionage plot.
Film details checked against the AFI Catalog and Apple TV listing.
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