The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

The Struggle of Super-Minds in the Crime of the Century!

Professor Moriarity has a scheme for stealing the crown jewels from the Tower of London. To get Holmes involved, he persuades a gaucho flute player to murder a girl.

Basil Rathbone Nigel Bruce Ida Lupino George Zucco Alan Marshal Terry Kilburn Henry Stephenson E.E. Clive Arthur Hohl Peter Willes Mary Gordon Holmes Herbert Mary Forbes Frank Dawson Anthony Kemble-Cooper May Beatty

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

drama crime thriller mystery

85 mins   More details at IMDb / TMDb

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  • Sandy

    Review by Sandy

    "I'm going to break you Holmes. I'm going to bring off right under your nose the most incredible crime of the century, and you'll never suspect it until it's too late."

    That Professor Moriarty is a piece of work. Ruthless and sadistic under the guise of gentleman and scholar, Moriarty schemes his way through an intricate web of deceit to pull off the crime of his career. it's a great chance to see the beginnings of a villain that continues to live on in one adaptation after another. I still prefer The Hound of the Baskervilles for story and pacing, but it's well worth that introduction and to hear the birthplace of the words, "Elementary, my dear Watson."

  • Da_Bill

    Review by Da_Bill ★★½

    Part of The December Project

    This didn't grab me as much as 'The Spider Woman'. The initial scene with Moriarty and Holmes was fun, but that is all we see of the two of them until the end. This is a shame because their relationship is by far the most interesting thing about this.

    Yet again I found myself annoyed with Bruce's portrayal of Watson and there were several scenes that seemed ridiculous.

    I found this rather disappointing considering I was advised that this was one of the better Rathbone films. It won't prevent me from giving a few of the other films a go but I do hope that they are closer to the standard of 'The Spider Woman' than this.

  • Brent Paton

    Review by Brent Paton ★★★

    One of the Basil Rathbone/Nigel Bruce series

  • Aaron King

    Review by Aaron King ★★★½

    This might be one the greator Sherlock Holmes movies that I have seen this week because this really shows what a Moriarty can be when his villainy is used like it should be. He is really good in wanting to be the best villain and is trying to dirstract our hero as much as he can in order to pull off a great heist. I think that Sherlock and Watson have such great chemistry that they really make this film what it is and without these two actors, it would not be as good as it is.

  • John Shearer

    Review by John Shearer ★★★★

    The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is an excellent movie. Even considering that it's the second movie in the series it's possibly the best, and the ending is very good, also.

  • Paul Corupe

    Review by Paul Corupe ★★★½

    Based on a play, Rathbone and Bruce’s second Sherlock Holmes picture has the pair trying to outwit Moriarty (played by George Zucco!), who is trying to steal the crown jewels. Like the other films, it’s nicely directed and paced, with lots of 19th century production values to help complete the illusion.