Release Date: 1939-09-01
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…
Rating: 6.9 / 10
Basil Rathbone
as Sherlock Holmes
Nigel Bruce
as Dr. Watson
Ida Lupino
as Ann Brandon
Alan Marshal
as Jerrold Hunter
Terry Kilburn
as Billy
William Gillette - Theatre Play
Alfred L. Werker - Director
Edwin Blum - Screenplay
Leon Shamroy - Director of Photography
Darryl F. Zanuck - Producer
My personal favourite of these Rathbone/Bruce combinations. This time, the fiendishly clever Professor Moriarty (George Zucco) intends the crime of the century and so has Holmes and Watson distracted ...