Movie
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
Overview
In World War II, a British secret agent carrying a vitally important document is kidnapped en route to Washington. The British government calls on Sherlock Holmes to recover it.
Details
- Release date
- 1943-03-24
- Runtime
- 71 min
- Genres
- Mystery, Crime, Thriller
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Universal Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes
- Nigel Bruce as Doctor Watson
- Marjorie Lord as Nancy Partridge
- Henry Daniell as William Easter
- George Zucco as Heinrich Hinckel aka Richard Stanley
- John Archer as Naval Lt. Pete Merriam
- Gavin Muir as Mr. Lang, government agent
- Edmund MacDonald as Detective Lt. Grogan
- Don Terry as Howe
- Mary Gordon as Mrs. Hudson
- Bradley Page as Cady
- Clarence Muse as George
Crew
- Roy William Neill - Director
- Bertram Millhauser - Writer
- Bertram Millhauser - Screenplay
- Lynn Riggs - Screenplay
- Arthur Conan Doyle - Characters
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