Sherlock Holmes in Washington
From The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia
Sherlock Holmes in Washington is an American movie released on 30 april 1943, produced by Universal Pictures, starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson. 71 min. This is the 5th sherlockian movie in the Rathbone series.
During WWII, Sherlock Holmes is summoned in Washington to investigate on the disappearance of a secret agent and an important document.
The plot is inspired by the Arthur Conan Doyle's short story: The Adventure of the Naval Treaty (1893).
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Sherlock Holmes
(Basil Rathbone) -
Dr. Watson
(Nigel Bruce) -
Nancy Partridge
(Marjorie Lord) -
William Easter
(Henry Daniell) -
Heinrich Hinckel/Richard Stanley
(George Zucco) -
Lt. Pete Merriam
(John Archer) -
Mr. Lang
(Gavin Muir) -
Detective Grogan (left)
(Edmund MacDonald) -
Howe
(Don Terry) -
Cady
(Bradley Page) -
Mr. Ahrens
(Holmes Herbert) -
Senateur Henry Babcock
(Thurston Hall) -
Mrs. Hudson
(Mary Gordon) -
Alfred Pettibone/John Grayson
(Gerald Hamer)
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Sherlock Holmes in Washington (USA)
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Sherlock Holmes en Washington (Spain)
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Sherlock Holmes i Washington (Sweden)
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Sherlock Holmes in Geheimer Mission (Sherlock Holmes in Secret Mission) (Germany)
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Sherlock Holmes Gefährlichster Auftrag (Sherlock Holmes' Most Dangerous Mission) (Germany)
Cast
- Sherlock Holmes : Basil Rathbone
- Dr. Watson : Nigel Bruce
- Nancy Partridge : Marjorie Lord
- William Easter : Henry Daniell
- Heinrich Hinckel (aka Richard Stanley) : George Zucco
- Lt. Pete Merriam : John Archer
- Mr. Lang : Gavin Muir
- Detective Grogan : Edmund MacDonald
- Howe : Don Terry
- Cady : Bradley Page
- Mr. Ahrens : Holmes Herbert
- Senateur Henry Babcock : Thurston Hall
Uncredited
- Army Inspector : John Burton
- Airplane Steward : Eddie Coke
- Nancy's friend : Evelyn Cook
- Mrs. Ruxton : Caroline Cooke
- Hotel porter : Kernan Cripps
- Pilot : Leslie Denison
- Sir Henry Marchmont : Gilbert Emery
- Mrs. Jellison : Alice Fleming
- Mother Pettibone : Mary Forbes
- Mrs. Hudson : Mary Gordon
- Alfred Pettibone (aka John Grayson) : Gerald Hamer
- Airport Official : Leyland Hodgson
- Hotel doorman : Colin Kenny
- Reporter : Alexander Lockwood
- Reporter : Charles Marsh
- Waiter : Thomas Martin
- Laboratory Technician : Irving Mitchell
- George (porter) : Clarence Muse
- Reporter : Gene O'Donnell
- Miss Pringle : Margaret Seddon
- Mrs. Partridge : Regina Wallace
- Young officer : Phil Warren
Crew
- Director : Roy William Neill
- Producer : Howard Benedict, Roy William Neill
- Screenplay : Bertram Millhauser, Lynn Riggs
- Cinematography : Lester White
- Music : Frank Skinner