

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
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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.
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- Language
- English
- london, england
- kidnapping
- switzerland
- world war ii
- invention
- black and white
- gestapo
- war effort
- secret code
- bomb -sight
- dancing men
- false bottomed trunk
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United StatesUS
- Theatrical (limited)Los Angeles, California25 Dec 1942
- Theatrical12 Feb 1943
- PhysicalNRVideo Treasures #DR-4021 [VHS] 70 minutes1 Jan 1985
MexicoMX
- TheatricalB-1525 Dec 1942
RussiaRU
- TV16+ORT16 Jul 1999
SpainES
- Physical711 Dec 2015
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Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon was released on 25 December 1942.
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CinemaSerf
6/26/2022
Though with possibly not the most authentic Germanic accent you’ll ever have heard, “Holmes” (Basil Rathbone) still manages to smuggle Swiss scientist “Tobel” (William Post Jr.) back to London where we learn that he has developed a game-changing bombsight that could turn the war in the allies favour. He’s a bit of an enigmatic chap, this man, and declines all the security offered him so it’s no great shock that barel…
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