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…
Directed by Alfred L. Werker
murder
black and white
head bashed in
jewel
tower of london
crown jewels
chinchilla foot
playing flute
club foot
sherlock holmes
IMDB
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Letterboxd
3.5 / 5
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Cast
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
Crew
Alfred L. Werker
Director
Leon Shamroy
Director of Photography
William Gillette
Theatre Play
Gene Markey
Associate Producer
Arthur Conan Doyle
Characters
Popular Reviews
11 reviews
Alex
7.0★ · 09/27/25
obsessed with Watson and Holmes in this. they're so goofy and silly.
obsessed with Watson and Holmes in this. they're so goofy and silly.
Erik Olsson
7.0★ · 08/04/24
Rather loose in terms of story, but Rathbone is good fun to watch and some of the filmmaking choices decently surprised me.
Rather loose in terms of story, but Rathbone is good fun to watch and some of the filmmaking choices decently surprised me.
vConquerorPRO
6.0★ · 08/20/23
So much time dedicated to playing a diddy to flies 😆
So much time dedicated to playing a diddy to flies 😆
soph
9.0★ · 07/07/23
i love when holmes helps women and is gay with moriarty idc
i love when holmes helps women and is gay with moriarty idc
