Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942)

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Suspense! Thrills! Adventure!

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.

• Released: 1942-12-25
• Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Crime
• Runtime: 1h 8m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.4/10 from 149 votes

Directed by Roy William Neill.

Top 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)

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Where to watch Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus, Pure Flix, Starz Amazon Channel, FlixFling, FilmBox+, Cineverse, Starz, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Starz Apple TV channel, Troma NOW, FilmBox Live Amazon Channel, Great American Pure Flix Amazon Channel, Artiflix; watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla, FlixHouse, Darkroom, Public Domain Movies, Fawesome, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Plex, Plex Channel, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Cineverse, Xumo Play, Mometu, Tubi TV, Amazon MX Player; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, FlixFling; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
• United Kingdom: stream on FilmBox Live Amazon Channel, FilmBox+, Artiflix; watch free on Plex; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store
• India: stream on FilmBox+, Artiflix; watch free on Plex, Plex Channel; rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: stream on FlixFling, FilmBox+, Artiflix; watch free on Hoopla, Tubi TV, Plex; rent on Apple TV Store, FlixFling; buy on Apple TV Store, FlixFling
• Australia: stream on FilmBox+, Artiflix; watch free on Beamafilm, Tubi TV, Plex; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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