Sherlock Holmes in Washington

original title:
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
other titles:
Verhängnisvolle Reise,
country / year of production:
USA / 1943
original length:
71 min. , black/white
premiere:
SWE: 19 April 1943
USA: 30 April 1943
BRD: 6 March 1959
genre:
Thriller
based on:
director:
Roy William Neill
film script:
Arthur Conan Doyle , Bertram Millhauser , Lynn Riggs
producer:
Howard Benedict , Roy William Neill
cinematographer:
Lester White
editor:
Otto Ludwig
composer:
cast (role):
Basil Rathbone (Sherlock Holmes) , Nigel Bruce (Dr. Watson) , Marjorie Lord (Nancy Partridge) , Henry Daniell (William Easter ) , George Zucco (Heinrich Hinckel / Richard Stanley) , Basil Rathbone , Nigel Bruce , Marjorie Lord , Henry Daniell , George Zucco
more:
plot synopsis:
A british agent carrying secret information is murdered on his way to the US during World War II. Sherlock Holmes investigates and deduces that the informant carried the information in form of a microfilm. He then departs to Washington together with his old friend Dr. Watson to investigate the location of the microfilm.
keywords:
espionage , assassination , single fighter , secret service , informant , civilians
war:
Second World War (1939-1945)
literature:
Brunas, Michael, John Brunas, Tom Weaver, "Universal Horrors," Jefferson, NC, McFarland & Co. 1990, Pg. 624
remarks:
Partially bears resemblance to the story "The Bruce-Partington Plans" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
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