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Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942) [NR]

Featuring:
Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Evelyn Ankers

Written by:
Lynn Riggs
John Bright
Arthur Conan Doyle

Directed by:
John Rawlins


Release Date:
September 18, 1942

Original Title:
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror

Alternate Titles:
Sherlock Holmes in The Voice of Terror
Sherlock Holmes: The Voice of Terror
The Voice of Terror

Genres:
Crime | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Production Companies:
Universal Pictures

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
ES: APTA  RU: 12+  US: NR 

Runtime: 65

THE MASTER MINDS OF MYSTERY!

Overview from TheMovieDB

England, at the start of World War Two. Mysterious wireless broadcasts, apparently from Nazi Germany are heard over the BBC. They warn of acts of terror in England, just before they take place. Baffled, the Defense Committee call in Sherlock Holmes.

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Overview from Open Movies

When a Nazi saboteur jeeringly predicts to the nation new depredations via the radio 'Voice of Terror', the Homeland Security Inner Council summons Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) to help in the crisis. Holmes and his companion, Dr. Watson (Nigel Bruce), receive a visitor on the first night of their investigation; a man falls dying from a knife in the back on their doorstep. His last word leads Holmes into the slums where he encounters Kitty (Evelyn Ankers), the sweetheart of the slain man, who promises to help the investigation in any way she can.

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Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 6.4/10

Performers

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Production

Art Direction:
Jack Otterson

Associate Producer:
Howard Benedict

Costume Design:
Vera West

Director:
John Rawlins

Director of Photography:
Elwood Bredell

Editor:
Russell F. Schoengarth

Original Music Composer:
Frank Skinner

Screenplay:
John Bright
Lynn Riggs

Set Decoration:
Russell A. Gausman

Sound:
Robert Pritchard

Sound Director:
Bernard B. Brown

Story:
Arthur Conan Doyle

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