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.
Cast
Basil Rathbone
Sherlock Holmes
Nigel Bruce
Doctor Watson
Marjorie Lord
Nancy Partridge
Henry Daniell
William Easter
George Zucco
Heinrich Hinckel aka Richard Stanley
John Archer
Naval Lt. Pete Merriam
Gavin Muir
Mr. Lang, government agent
Edmund MacDonald
Detective Lt. Grogan
Don Terry
Howe
Mary Gordon
Mrs. Hudson
Bradley Page
Cady
Clarence Muse
George
Mary Forbes
Mrs. Pettibone
Holmes Herbert
Mr. Ahrens
Thurston Hall
Sen. Henry Babcock
Ian Wolfe
Antiques Store Sales Clerk
John Burton
Army Inspector (uncredited)
Gerald Hamer
Alfred Pettibone
Gilbert Emery
Sir Henry Marchmont (uncredited)
Margaret Seddon
Miss Pringle (uncredited)
Mary Field
Party Pianist (uncredited)
Colin Kenny
Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
Caroline Frances Cooke
Mrs. Ruxton
Crew
Roy William Neill
Director, Producer
Bertram Millhauser
Writer, Screenplay, Original Story
Lynn Riggs
Screenplay
Otto Ludwig
Editor
Lester White
Director of Photography
William Tummel
Assistant Director
Howard Benedict
Associate Producer
Vera West
Costume Design
Frank Skinner
Music
Russell A. Gausman
Set Decoration
Arthur Conan Doyle
Characters
Jack Otterson
Art Direction
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