"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."
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
Mary Forbes
as Mrs. Pettibone
Holmes Herbert
as Mr. Ahrens
Thurston Hall
as Sen. Henry Babcock
Ian Wolfe
as Antiques Store Sales Clerk
John Burton
as Army Inspector (uncredited)
Gerald Hamer
as Alfred Pettibone
Gilbert Emery
as Sir Henry Marchmont (uncredited)
Margaret Seddon
as Miss Pringle (uncredited)
Mary Field
as Party Pianist (uncredited)
Colin Kenny
as Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
Caroline Frances Cooke
as Mrs. Ruxton
Roy William Neill
Director
Bertram Millhauser
Writer
Screenplay
Lynn Riggs
Original Story
Lester White
Director of Photography
Howard Benedict
Associate Producer
Producer
Frank Skinner
Music
Otto Ludwig
Editor
Jack Otterson
Art Direction
Russell A. Gausman
Set Decoration
Vera West
Costume Design
William Tummel
Assistant Director
Arthur Conan Doyle
Characters