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Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942)
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When Nazi saboteurs jeeringly predicts to the nation of new depredations
via their radio Voice of Terror, the Intellegence Inner Council summons
Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone)to help in ... See full summary »
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Title: Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942)
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Director:
Roy William Neill
Stars:
Basil Rathbone,
Nigel Bruce,
Marjorie Lord
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Reginald Denny | ... |
Sir Evan Barham
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Thomas Gomez | ... |
R.F. Meade
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Henry Daniell | ... |
Anthony Lloyd
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Montagu Love | ... |
General Jerome Lawford
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Olaf Hytten | ... |
Fabian Prentiss
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Leyland Hodgson | ... |
Captain Roland Shore
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When Nazi saboteurs jeeringly predicts to the nation of new depredations
via their radio Voice of Terror, the Intellegence Inner Council summons
Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone)to help in the crisis. Holmes and his companion, Dr. Watson (Nigel Bruce),
are visited the first night of their investigation;a man falls dying
from a knife wound on their doorstep. His last word leads Holmes into
the slums where he encounters Kitty (Evelyn Ankers), the sweetheart of the slain man. Written by
Les Adams <longhorn1939@sudenlink.net>
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THE MASTER MINDS OF MYSTERY! (original print ad - all caps) See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
18 September 1942 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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1.37 : 1
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Voice of Terror: [off-screen] Germany broadcasting. Germany broadcasting. People of Britain, greetings from the Third Reich. This is the voice you have learned to fear. This is the Voice of Terror. Again, we bring you disaster: crushing, humiliating disaster. It is folly to stand against the mighty wrath of the Fuhrer. Do you need more testimony of his invincible might to bring you to your knees? Very well. Are you ready, Operative Number 7? This is the Voice of Terror. A secret airplane factory ...
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This is the third of fourteen films based on Arthur Conan Doyle's fictional consulting detective Sherlock Holmes starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Doctor Watson. It is the first in the series to be taken out of the Victorian age and set in modern times. It is also the first to be produced at Universal Studios. (The previous two films were made at 20th Century Fox.) See more »Goofs
When Holmes and Watson first meet Meade, his name is never stated, yet they know it when they discuss him in a scene shortly thereafter. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Voice of Terror: [off-screen] Germany broadcasting. Germany broadcasting. People of Britain, greetings from the Third Reich. This is the voice you have learned to fear. This is the Voice of Terror. Again, we bring you disaster: crushing, humiliating disaster. It is folly to stand against the mighty wrath of the Fuhrer. Do you need more testimony of his invincible might to bring you to your knees? Very well. Are you ready, Operative Number 7? This is the Voice of Terror. A secret airplane factory ...
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There's no Moriarty on hand this time, as Holmes and Watson (played, of course, by Nigel Bruce) join Britain in battling the Nazis. It's all a little awkward, but there is some fine atmosphere, especially in a scene in which Holmes and Watson visit a seedy pub in search of information. The cast is good, with Thomas Gomez as a very effective villain, Evelyn Ankers as the proverbial bad girl with a heart of gold, and, as a diplomat, the wickedly suave Henry Daniell who would return to play Professor Moriarty in "The Woman in Green." Best of all is Rathbone, who is razor sharp despite a very peculiar hairstyle that looks like it belongs in a gladiator flick.
The series improved considerably once Roy William Neill took over as director with the second film, and later entries that did not emphasize the "modern" concept, like "Spider Woman" and, most particularly, "The Scarlet Claw," are far superior, but "Voice of Terror" is still an entertaining show, perfect viewing on a rainy, fog shrouded night.