Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon with Basil Rathbone: DVD Cover

    Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
    a.k.a. The Secret Weapon Director: Roy William Neill Cast: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Kaaren Verne, Lionel Atwill

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    • DVD Release Date: 10/28/2003
    • Original Release: 1942
    • Rating: Not Rated
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    Audio commentary; Photo gallery; Posters; Interactive menus ; Scene access

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    Side #1 --
    1. Opening [1:22]
    2. Intrigue in Switzerland [7:30]
    3. Watson the Watchdog [6:35]
    4. The Blond Bombshell [6:13]
    5. Tobel Drops a Bomb [5:15]
    6. "We Meet Again, Mr. Holmes" [7:05]
    7. Tracking Moriarty [10:43]
    8. The Dancing Men [6:20]
    9. Cracking the Code [4:54]
    10. "The Needle to the Last..." [7:28]
    11. The Coup de Grace [4:30]
    12. End Credits [:37]

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    The second of Universal's "modernized" Sherlock Holmes films pits the Great Detective (Basil Rathbone, of course) against that "Napoleon of Crime," Professor Moriarty (Lionel Atwill). Surpassing his previous skullduggery, Moriarty has now aligned himself with the Nazis and has dedicated himself to stealing a top-secret bombsight developed by expatriate European scientist Dr. Franz Tobel (William Post Jr.) Before being kidnapped by Moriarty's minions, Tobel was enterprising enough to disassemble his invention and distribute its components among several other patriotic scientists. Racing against the clock, Holmes and Dr. Watson (Nigel Bruce) try to stem the murders of Tobel's colleagues and prevent Moriarty from getting his mitts on the precious secret weapon. The now-famous climax finds Holmes playing for time by allowing Moriarty to drain all the blood from his body, drop by drop ("The needle to the last, eh Holmes?" gloats the villain). Dennis Hoey makes his first appearance as the dull-witted, conclusion-jumping Inspector Lestrade. Constructed more like a serial than a feature film, Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (based loosely on Conan Doyle's The Dancing Men) is one of the fastest-moving entries in the series; it is also one of the most readily accessible, having lapsed into public domain in 1969. Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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