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
Basil Rathbone
South Africa
Best movies:
The Mark of Zorro (1940)
Captain Blood (1935)
We're No Angels (1955)
Nigel Bruce
Mexico
Best movies:
Limelight (1952)
Rebecca (1940)
The Rains Came (1939)
Marjorie Lord
USA
Best movies:
Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943)
The Pirate (1978) (TV movie)
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! (1966)
Henry Daniell
UK
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Song of Love (1947)
The Great Dictator (1940)
George Zucco
UK
Best movies:
The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
After the Thin Man (1936)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
John Archer
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
White Heat (1949)
Rock Around the Clock (1956)
Edmund MacDonald
USA
Best movies:
Texas (1941)
Destry Rides Again (1939)
Detour (1945)
Don Terry
USA
Best movies:
Holmes Herbert
UK
Best movies:
The Invisible Man (1933)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)
Captain Blood (1935)
Thurston Hall
USA
Best movies:
Dodge City (1939)
Virginia City (1940)
Rings on Her Fingers (1942)
Clarence Muse
USA
Best movies:
Double Indemnity (1944)
Love Crazy (1941)
Scarlet Street (1945)
Frederick Worlock
UK
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Spartacus (1960)
Madame Curie (1943)
Mary Gordon
UK
Best movies:
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
It Started with Eve (1941)
After the Thin Man (1936)
Jason Robards Sr.
USA
Best movies:
San Francisco (1936)
Juarez (1939)
Wild in the Country (1961)
Ian Wolfe
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Love Crazy (1941)
Colin Kenny
Ireland
Best movies:
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
My Fair Lady (1964)
Leslie Denison
UK
Best movies:
Song of Love (1947)
To Be or Not to Be (1942)
The Court Jester (1955)
Mary Forbes
UK
Best movies:
Song of Love (1947)
You Gotta Stay Happy (1948)
Captain Blood (1935)
Lee Shumway
USA
Best movies:
The Face Behind the Mask (1941)
Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943)
I Married a Witch (1942)
Phil Warren
USA
Best movies:
Deadlier Than the Male (1947)
You and Me (1938)
Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943)