Directed by:
Roy William NeillCinematography:
Lester WhiteComposer:
Frank SkinnerCast:
Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Marjorie Lord, Henry Daniell, George Zucco, John Archer, Edmund MacDonald, Don Terry, Holmes Herbert, Thurston Hall, Clarence Muse (more)VOD (1)
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A British secret service operative, carrying top-secret microfilm from England to Washington, disappears while traveling to his destination. Fearing for his safety just before his disappearance, he passes the microfilm, ingeniously hidden, to another passenger on the train without her knowing. The agent is reported missing and Sherlock Holmes is called in to investigate. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Gerald Hamer
UK
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Alexander Lockwood
Austria-Hungary
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Kernan Cripps
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Leyland Hodgson
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Charles Marsh
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Gavin Muir
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Thomas Martin
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Irving Mitchell
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Gilbert Emery
USA
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Margaret Seddon
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Regina Wallace
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Bradley Page
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Lillian Bronson
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