Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon

"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."

Cast

Basil Rathbone

as Sherlock Holmes

Nigel Bruce

as Doctor Watson

Lionel Atwill

as Professor Moriarty

William Post Jr.

as Dr. Franz Tobel

Kaaren Verne

as Charlotte Eberli

Dennis Hoey

as Inspector Lestrade

Holmes Herbert

as Sir Reginald

Mary Gordon

as Mrs. Hudson

Harry Cording

as Jack Brady (uncredited)

Harold De Becker

as Peg Leg (uncredited)

Paul Fix

as Mueller (uncredited)

Henry Victor

as Professor Frederic Hoffner (uncredited)

John Burton

as RAF Officer (uncredited)

Paul Bryar

as Swiss Waiter (uncredited)

Whit Bissell

as London Bobbie (uncredited)

Rudolph Anders

as Braun (uncredited)

Colin Kenny

as Scotland Yard Detective (uncredited)

George Burr Macannan

as Gottfried (uncredited)

Harry Woods

as Kurt (uncredited)

Crew

Edward T. Lowe Jr.

Screenplay

Roy William Neill

Director

Scott Darling

Screenplay

Hans J. Salter

Music

Edward T. Lowe Jr.

Adaptation

Arthur Conan Doyle

Story

Jack Otterson

Art Direction

Richard Hageman

Music

Vera West

Costume Design

Edmund L. Hartmann

Screenplay

Frank Skinner

Original Music Composer

Russell A. Gausman

Set Decoration

Scott Darling

Adaptation

Charles Previn

Music Director

Howard Benedict

Associate Producer

Otto Ludwig

Editor

Lester White

Director of Photography