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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Sep 1, 1939
85 min
CrimeMysteryThriller
6.9/ 10
152 votes

Overview

Having once again avoided criminal conviction, Professor Moriarity develops a murderous plan to “finish off” his last major nemesis, Sherlock Holmes, by making him fail to prevent the perfect crime. Does it involve a family curse, the crown jewels of England, or something else…

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6.9/10
152 votes
IMDB
7.2/10
7,702 votes
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80%
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"The struggle of super-minds in the crime of the century!"

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en

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Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) Collection20th Century Fox

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