The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Sep 1, 1939

1h 25m

★ 6.9

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…

Genres

Crime

Mystery

Thriller

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

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Cast

Sherlock Holmes

Basil Rathbone

Dr. Watson

Nigel Bruce

Ann Brandon

Ida Lupino

Jerrold Hunter

Alan Marshal

Billy

Terry Kilburn

Professor Moriarty

George Zucco

Sir Ronald Ramsgate

Henry Stephenson

Inspector Bristol

E. E. Clive

Henchman Bassick

Arthur Hohl

Mrs. Jameson, Brandon Housekeeper

May Beatty

Lloyd Brandon

Peter Willes

Mrs. Hudson

Mary Gordon

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6.0

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7.3

After the Thin Man

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Nick and Nora Charles investigate when Nora's cousin reports her disreputable husband is missing, and find themselves in a mystery involving the shady owners of a popular nightclub, a singer and her dark brother, the cousin's forsaken true love, and Nora's bombastic and controlling aunt.

7.1

Another Thin Man

Nov 17, 1939

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7.0

Shadow of the Thin Man

Nov 21, 1941

High society sleuths Nick and Nora Charles run into a variety of shady characters while investigating a race-track murder.

7.1

The Thin Man Goes Home

Dec 24, 1944

On a trip to visit his parents, detective Nick Charles gets mixed up in a murder investigation.

6.8

Song of the Thin Man

Aug 28, 1947

Society sleuths Nick and Nora Charles investigate a murder in a jazz club.

7.4

Fury

Jun 5, 1936

Joe, who owns a gas station along with his brothers and is about to marry Katherine, travels to the small town where she lives to visit her, but is wrongly mistaken for a wanted kidnapper and arrested.

7.3

The Killers

Aug 30, 1946

Two hit men walk into a diner asking for a man called "the Swede". When the killers find the Swede, he's expecting them and doesn't put up a fight. Since the Swede had a life insurance policy, an investigator, on a hunch, decides to look into the murder. As the Swede's past is laid bare, it comes to light that he was in love with a beautiful woman who may have lured him into pulling off a bank robbery overseen by another man.

5.7

The King of the Hill

Jul 16, 2008

Quim drives around an isolated rural area through a maze of lanes. When he drives into the woods, he gets lost. Trying to find his direction, he suddenly gets shot from the hill. On his escape from gunshots, he meets Bea, an attractive young woman, who apparently is lost as well. Suspicious of each other, they join forces to run away through the forest, unprotected, cold, hunted...

5.5

Number Seventeen

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A gang of jewel thieves hides out in an abandoned London house after a robbery, unaware that a detective is among them in disguise.

6.5

Bon Cop Bad Cop

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5.9

Crime Is Our Business

Oct 2, 2008

Loosely based on "4.50 from Paddington" by Agatha Christie.

5.0

The Hamiltons

Nov 19, 2006

The Hamiltons seem to be the picture-perfect American family. They are hardworking community members; giving to their local charities, attending town hall meetings and always respectful of their neighbors...except for the fact that they usually end up killing them.