
Sherlock Holmes is engaged by the Home Office to locate a British subject traveling for his law firm to Washington, D.C. The man had flown to New York City and then took the train to Washington. On the outskirts of the city, the man was kidnapped and has not been seen for several days now. Holmes learns from the Home Office that the man was in fact a government agent who was delivering a highly secret, two page document to the US government. In verifying the contents at his f... (Full plot summary below)
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Sherlock Holmes is engaged by the Home Office to locate a British subject traveling for his law firm to Washington, D.C. The man had flown to New York City and then took the train to Washington. On the outskirts of the city, the man was kidnapped and has not been seen for several days now. Holmes learns from the Home Office that the man was in fact a government agent who was delivering a highly secret, two page document to the US government. In verifying the contents at his flat, Holmes concludes the document had been reduced to microfilm. The question becomes whether he may have had the opportunity to pass the microfilm to someone else on the train before he was taken.
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| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzEven though it's far from believable, it's still one of the most enjoyable in the series. |
| Goatdog's MoviesMichael W. Phillips, Jr.It's a fun movie, with a clever premise and the usual dependable performances by Rathbone and Bruce. |
| User ReviewLouise BClassic Holmes in a modern setting. I like that they were in America, that was pretty cool! The story was good and suspenseful. I like the whole microfilm aspect that was neat. As always I love Dr. Watson!! Much better than Voice of Terror. |
| User ReviewRobert BAnd another Master Piece, maybe not my all time fav but it was great. I just Love the way movies back in the day. Suspenseful, thrilling and exciting...and all that without any blood and gore, any foul language or nudity. Very refreshing from today's movie making...You wanna break from it all, pick up an "old" movie and relax with it!!! |
| User ReviewMartin TOne of the best Sherlock movies. Except for the awkward bits of propaganda, it contains few of the flaws apparent in some of the other films. Watson isn't nearly as idiotic as usual, mysteries are doled out generously (if perhaps resolved a bit too quickly), and it's delightfully suspenseful. The Macguffin is casually passed around a party in a scene that's downright Hitchcockian. There's even a few genuinely funny moments, that thankfully don't involve Watson being an imbecile. Quite fun. |
| User ReviewBill TWell written, acted and directed with a clever MacGuffin - the microfilm which everybody is hunting for is actually under their noses all the time, concealed in a matchbook which gets passed from character to character. As a pleasant diversion, Watson tries to immerse himself in American culture, guzzling milkshakes and chewing gum, much to Holmes's irritation. Basil Rathbone's hair is still a bit of a distraction though... |
| User ReviewMartin AFor pure nostalgia value and easy on the brain action, nothing beats Basil Rathbone as Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Watson. This episode, which sees the sleuth come to DC to retrieve a missing bit of microfilm (a MacGuffin in Hitchcock's parlance), is a bit more ripsnorting than most - or perhaps it almost seems that Rathbone is having more fun (and even winking at the audience a few times to let us in on the joke). The usual band of character actors from the series are here and they do an effective job. However, no one is going to mistake this genre film for a piece of art. But works great as a salve. |
| User ReviewPaul DGood solid stuff Rathbone and Bruce go to America for another mystery for Holmes. A classic watch. |
| User ReviewIlsa LEntertaining wartime thriller--The last gasp of Sherlock Holmes, Nazi-Buster!! |
| User ReviewAndy FFor pure nostalgia value and easy on the brain action, nothing beats Basil Rathbone as Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Watson. This episode, which sees the sleuth come to DC to retrieve a missing bit of microfilm (a MacGuffin in Hitchcock's parlance), is a bit more ripsnorting than most - or perhaps it almost seems that Rathbone is having more fun (and even winking at the audience a few times to let us in on the joke). The usual band of character actors from the series are here and they do an effective job. However, no one is going to mistake this genre film for a piece of art. But works great as a salve. |