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Secret Weapon [DVD] [1942]
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Language:English
: Format:DVD
: Program Type:Movie
: Product Name:Secret Weapon [DVD] [1942]
: Studio:Filmchest
: Product Tags:DVD
: Region Code:0
The second of Universal's ""modernized"" Sherlock Holmes films pits the Great Detective (Basil Rathbone, of course) against that ""Napoleon of Crime,"" Professor Moriarty (Lionel Atwill). Surpassing his previous skullduggery, Moriarty has now aligned himself with the Nazis and has dedicated himself to stealing a top-secret bomb sight developed by expatriate European scientist Dr. Franz Tobel (William Post Jr.). Before being kidnapped by Moriarty's minions, Tobel was enterprising enough to disassemble his invention and distribute its components among several other patriotic scientists. Racing against the clock, Holmes and Dr. Watson (Nigel Bruce) try to stem the murders of Tobel's colleagues and prevent Moriarty from getting his mitts on the precious secret weapon. The now-famous climax finds Holmes playing for time by allowing Moriarty to drain all the blood from his body, drop by drop (""The needle to the last, eh Holmes?"" gloats the villain). Dennis Hoey makes his first appearance as the dull-witted, conclusion-jumping Inspector Lestrade. Constructed more like a serial than a feature film, Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (based loosely on Conan Doyle's The Dancing Men) is one of the fastest-moving entries in the series; it is also one of the most readily accessible, having lapsed into public domain in 1969.~Hal Erickson
Name : Basil Rathbone: Role : Sherlock Holmes
Name : Nigel Bruce: Role : Dr. John H. Watson
Name : Kaaren Verne: Role : Charlotte Eberli
Name : Lionel Atwill: Role : Prof. Moriarty
Name : William Post, Jr.: Role : Dr. Franz Tobel
Name : Holmes Herbert: Role : Sir Reginald Dailey
Name : Mary Gordon: Role : Mrs. Hudson
Name : Rudolph Anders: Role : Braun
Name : Paul Bryar: Role : Waiter
Name : John Burton: Role :
Name : Roy William Neill: Role : Director
Name : Howard Benedict: Role : Producer
Name : Roy William Neill: Role : Producer
Name : Edmund L. Hartmann: Role : Screenwriter
Name : Edward T. Lowe: Role : Screenwriter
Name : W. Scott Darling: Role : Screenwriter
Name : Lester White: Role : Cinematographer
Name : Charles Previn: Role : Musical Direction/Supervision
Name : Frank Skinner: Role : Composer (Music Score)
Name : Otto Ludwig: Role : Editor
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: Format:DVD
: Program Type:Movie
: Product Name:Secret Weapon [DVD] [1942]
: Studio:Filmchest
: Product Tags:DVD
: Region Code:0
The second of Universal's ""modernized"" Sherlock Holmes films pits the Great Detective (Basil Rathbone, of course) against that ""Napoleon of Crime,"" Professor Moriarty (Lionel Atwill). Surpassing his previous skullduggery, Moriarty has now aligned himself with the Nazis and has dedicated himself to stealing a top-secret bomb sight developed by expatriate European scientist Dr. Franz Tobel (William Post Jr.). Before being kidnapped by Moriarty's minions, Tobel was enterprising enough to disassemble his invention and distribute its components among several other patriotic scientists. Racing against the clock, Holmes and Dr. Watson (Nigel Bruce) try to stem the murders of Tobel's colleagues and prevent Moriarty from getting his mitts on the precious secret weapon. The now-famous climax finds Holmes playing for time by allowing Moriarty to drain all the blood from his body, drop by drop (""The needle to the last, eh Holmes?"" gloats the villain). Dennis Hoey makes his first appearance as the dull-witted, conclusion-jumping Inspector Lestrade. Constructed more like a serial than a feature film, Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (based loosely on Conan Doyle's The Dancing Men) is one of the fastest-moving entries in the series; it is also one of the most readily accessible, having lapsed into public domain in 1969.~Hal Erickson
Name : Basil Rathbone: Role : Sherlock Holmes
Name : Nigel Bruce: Role : Dr. John H. Watson
Name : Kaaren Verne: Role : Charlotte Eberli
Name : Lionel Atwill: Role : Prof. Moriarty
Name : William Post, Jr.: Role : Dr. Franz Tobel
Name : Holmes Herbert: Role : Sir Reginald Dailey
Name : Mary Gordon: Role : Mrs. Hudson
Name : Rudolph Anders: Role : Braun
Name : Paul Bryar: Role : Waiter
Name : John Burton: Role :
Name : Roy William Neill: Role : Director
Name : Howard Benedict: Role : Producer
Name : Roy William Neill: Role : Producer
Name : Edmund L. Hartmann: Role : Screenwriter
Name : Edward T. Lowe: Role : Screenwriter
Name : W. Scott Darling: Role : Screenwriter
Name : Lester White: Role : Cinematographer
Name : Charles Previn: Role : Musical Direction/Supervision
Name : Frank Skinner: Role : Composer (Music Score)
Name : Otto Ludwig: Role : Editor
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