Movie · 1942
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
“Suspense! Thrills! Adventure!”
Released 25 December 1942 68 min Mystery / Thriller / Crime More from 1942 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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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How old were they?
Holmes Herbert
as Sir Reginald
Mary Gordon
as Mrs. Hudson
Lionel Atwill
as Professor Moriarty
Harry Cording
as Jack Brady (uncredited)
Basil Rathbone
as Sherlock Holmes
Henry Victor
as Professor Frederic Hoffner (uncredited)
Dennis Hoey
as Inspector Lestrade
Nigel Bruce
as Doctor Watson
William Post Jr.
as Dr. Franz Tobel
Paul Fix
as Mueller (uncredited)
John Burton
as RAF Officer (uncredited)
Whit Bissell
as London Bobbie (uncredited)
Paul Bryar
as Swiss Waiter (uncredited)
Kaaren Verne
as Charlotte Eberli
Harold De Becker
as Peg Leg (uncredited)
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The numbers
36years between the oldest and youngest billed
60Holmes Herbert — oldest on the call sheet
24Kaaren Verne — youngest billed
45average age of the credited cast