Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
1942 · Movie · NR · 65 min · ★ 6.5 · 58% critics
In wartime England, ominous radio broadcasts warn of attacks moments before they happen, leaving officials alarmed and unsure who is behind them. A brilliant investigator is brought in to trace the source, uncover hidden collaborators, and stop the next act of terror.
Based on His Last Bow
Also known as The Voice of Terror · Sherlock Holmes in The Voice of Terror · Sherlock Holmes: The Voice of Terror
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Details
- Years
- 1942
- Release date
- 1942-09-18
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 65 min
- Critic score
- 58/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (109 votes)
About
You’ll enjoy this if you like compact vintage mysteries with wartime stakes, especially alongside Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome or Charlie Chan in Paris; Not for you if blunt propaganda feels distracting.
Pros: brisk wartime mystery; strong lead chemistry; tense radio threat | Cons: heavy patriotic speeches; far-fetched finale; lighter on mystery
Themes
- nazi
- germany
- world war ii
- black and white
- radio broadcast
- mysterious
- wireless
- sherlock holmes
Cast & crew
Basil Rathbone
as Sherlock Holmes
Nigel Bruce
as Doctor Watson
Evelyn Ankers
as Kitty
Reginald Denny
as Sir Evan Barham
Thomas Gomez
as R.F. Meade
Henry Daniell
as Sir Anthony Lloyd
Montagu Love
as General Jerome Lawford
Olaf Hytten
as Admiral Sir John Fabian Prentiss
Leyland Hodgson
as Captain Roland Shore
Mary Gordon
as Mrs. Hudson
Directed by John Rawlins