When taunting saboteurs warn of a nazi invasion of the british isles throguh their horrific radio menace the voice of terror, the british intelligences inner council calls in sherlock. Sherlock holmes the voice of terror 1942 full movie. After devastating attacks on englands supplies and military bases, the countrys inner council, an intelligence agency, calls in sherlock holmes basil rathbone and dr. Known as the voice of terror this person will broadcast a radio announcement every time an attack is. Sherlock holmes and the voice of terror 1942 full english movies. The adventures of sherlock holmes 1939 is a mostly new concoction derived from a play based on two separate doyle stories. Sherlock holmes and the voice of terror 1942 directed by. Universal sold the series outright in the 1950s, and three of the titles are said to be in the public domain. First rathboneasholmes effort for universal, and first in which we are asked to believe the victorian sleuth and his hairdo could have lived in this century. Voice of terror 1942 starring basil rathbone and nigel bruce. In wartorn london sherlock holmes and doctor watson investigate the mysterious radio broadcasts that precede an enemy attack. Sherlock holmes and the voice of terror 1942 crime. Sherlock holmes and the voice of terror 1942 full cast.
Sherlock holmes terror by night 1946 basil rathbone duration. The third sherlock holmes movie with basil rathbone in the title role was reset to take time during modern times aka. John watson nigel bruce to help find out who is behind the attacks. Gavin robert barron, one of holmes s operatives, is killed with a german dagger in his. Sherlock holmes and the voice of terror 1942 was the first in a series of several holmes universals, and is one of the best entries. The film is credited as an adaptation of conan doyles short story the adventure of the dancing men, though the only element from the source material is the dancing men code. Sherlock holmes and the voice of terror 1942 clip youtube. Sherlock holmes and the voice of terror 1942 cast and. Film and television archive has digitally restored the original. Holmes and watson must unmask a traitor in the cabinet office of the british government in this. Sep 09, 2017 i then put on sherlock holmes and the voice of terror not one of my favorites, which is the last film on the first disc.
Sherlock holmes and the voice of terror 1942 rotten. This was the first of the universal sherlock holmes movies starring rathbone and bruce and the first to be updated from the late 19th century to contemporary 1940s times, a move which offended. When a nazi saboteur jeeringly predicts to the nation new depredations, via their radio voice of terror, the intellegence inner council summons sherlock holmes basil rathbone to help in the crisis. Sherlock holmes the voice of terror england, at the start of world war two. The film is credited as an adaptation of conan doyles short story the adventure of the dancing men, though the only element. I then put on sherlock holmes and the voice of terror not one of my favorites, which is the last film on the first disc. When taunting saboteurs warn of a nazi invasion of the british isles through their horrific radio menace the voice of terror, the british intelligences inner council calls in sherlock. Sherlock holmes and the voice of terror 1942 directed. In sherlock holmes and the voice of terror, the writers even included a brief moment in which holmes is about to grab his trademarked hat, only to be stopped by watson, who encourages him to wear a more modern fedora instead.
The rathbonebruce sherlock holmes films began in 1939 at 20th centuryfox, with the hound of the baskervilles. Watson nigel bruce, are visited the first night of their investigation. Holmes is called in to find the voice of terror, a member of the third reich, making radio announcements about nazi attacks on british soil. Sherlock holmes and the voice of terror 1942 full credits. Sherlock holmes and the voice of terror 1942 starring. The first of the new films was sherlock holmes and the voice of terror, a combination of the conan doyle story his last bow with the reallife story of william joyce, commonly known as lord hawhaw. About 23 of the way through the film there was a major anomaly pixellation, white blobs, disruptions in the sound, which lasted 10 or 20 seconds, enough to ruin my enjoyment watching the film especially at these prices. Holmes and watson try to decode german radio messages during wwii. It was the first film in the sherlock holmes series to bring the master detective and dr. Although they may vary in quality, the universal holmes films are always entertaining, well photographed, and of coursehave the supreme master of the sherlock holmes portrayal, basil rathbone. Joyce was an irishamerican who was born in brooklyn and. Sherlock holmes and the voice of terror dvd 1942 dvd empire. Sherlock holmes and the voice of terror 1942 rotten tomatoes. Sherlock holmes and the voice of terror 1942 daily.
Sold by fresh wholesellers and ships from amazon fulfillment. Sherlock holmes and the voice of terror 1942 youtube. Sherlock holmes and the voice of terror 1942 movie. In london, vivian vedder renee godfrey verifies that a carpenter has. The third in a series of fourteen films to star basil rathbone and nigel bruce as the twentieth centurys most iconic iteration of sherlock holmes and dr. Approved 1h 5min crime, filmnoir, mystery 18 september 1942 usa when nazi saboteurs jeeringly predict to the nation of new depredations via their radio voice of terror, the intellegence inner council summons sherlock holmes to help in the crisis. Watson into the terrifying modern world of nazi sabotage and spies. Sherlock holmes and the voice of terror is the third film in the basil rathbone nigel bruce series of sherlock holmes movies and the first to be produced by.
The master detective sherlock holmes basil rathbone and his faith. For sherlock holmes and the voice of terror, they drew primarily on his last bow, a 1917 story pitting holmes against a german spy on the eve of world war i. Watch sherlock holmes and the voice of terror 1942 full movie ursula strauss on dailymotion. The complete sherlock holmes collection the 14film basil. Sherlock holmes and the voice of terror 1942 john rawlins. Sherlock holmes and the voice of terror trailer video. Sherlock holmes and the secret weapon 1942 is the fourth in the basil rathbonenigel bruce series of 14 sherlock holmes films which updated the characters created by sir arthur conan doyle to the then present day. Sherlock holmes and the secret weapon 1942 adventure, crime, drama. Nigel bruce, evelyn ankers and basil rathbone in sherlock holmes and the voice of terror 1942 the film begins with a title card describing holmes and watson as ageless, as an explanation as to why the film is set in the 1940s rather than holmes era of 18811914, as the preceding 20th century fox films were. This is the film that somehow escaped the censors with a blatant reference to sherlock s cocaine habit. It is the third of the 14 rathbonebruce collaborations and is the first to be produced by universal studios.
My parents had a collection of the complete sherlock holmes stories in our home library. Voice of terror, aka sherlock holmes and the voice of terror, is the first film of the series with a world war ii theme, and the first of the twelve universal films. Presenting classic hollywood movies old hollywood movies sherlock holmes and the voice of terror. In wartime england, cryptic radio broadcasts from nazi germany are spreading panic throughout the region. Sherlock holmes and the voice of terror 1942 crime, filmnoir. Watch sherlock holmes and the voice of terror trailer film gorillas on dailymotion. Sherlock holmes and the voice of terror 1942 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Referring to himself as a consulting detective in the stories, holmes is known for his proficiency with observation, deduction, forensic science, and logical reasoning that borders on the fantastic, which he employs when investigating. Sherlock holmes and the voice of terror 1942 daily scribbling. The complete collection is a fine set of these 70 yearold thrillers that have gone their separate ways.
John rawlins his last bow 1917 during the second world war, holmes is consulted by the british inner council to capture a nazi agent who broadcasts under the name the voice of terror, and who appears to be running a sabotage ring in england. Ursula strauss sherlock holmes faces death 1943 action, crime, filmnoir. Sherlock holmes and the voice of terror was released in 1942 and was directed by john rawlins. Theres a fair few helpings of propaganda along the way, which is not much different to today of course. Sherlock holmes e a voz do terror 1942 legendado youtube. Watson, are visited the first night of their investigation. The films plot is a mostly original story not directly based on any of arthur conan doyle s holmes tales, but it uses minor plot elements of the adventure of the empty house, the disappearance of lady frances carfax, and the sign of four. John rawlins his last bow 1917 during the second world war, holmes is consulted by the british inner council to capture a nazi agent who broadcasts under the name the voice of terror, and who appears to be running a. Sherlock holmes and the voice of terror 1942 full movie.
Sherlock holmes basil rathbone and his devoted assistant, dr. It was the first film in the sherlock holmes series to bring the. Sherlock holmes and the voice of terror aka voice of. Sherlock holmes and the voice of terror mpi home video. It is beautifully lit and a very enjoyable film with some great scenes, featuring nazi agents and uniformed soldiers no less. Sherlock holmes and the voice of terror by john rawlins basil. Its not the first time holmes faced the ripper see 1965s a study in terror, but its easily the best, and knowing its from the director of black christmas 1974, porkys 1981. Presented with a standard fullframe transfer and dolby digital stereo sound. Sherlock holmes and the voice of terror aka voice of terror. Sir arthur conan doyles immortal characters had been adapted for the movies at least as early as sherlock holmes baffled in 1900, but the film and. Holmes is called into the inner council of british intelligence by sir evan barham reginald denny, to assist in stopping nazi saboteurs operating in britain, whose activities are announced in advance in radio broadcasts by the voice of terror. With basil rathbone, nigel bruce, evelyn ankers, reginald denny. Sherlock holmes and the voice of terror 1942 articles.
Sherlock holmes and the voice of terror 1942 full movie video. Although they may vary in quality, the universal holmes films are always entertaining, well photographed, andof coursehave the supreme master of the sherlock holmes portrayal, basil rathbone. Based on the arthur conan doyle story his last bow. Sherlock holmes and the voice of terror 1942 full english movies classic hollywood movies duration. Joyce was an irishamerican who was born in brooklyn and grew up in galway, to a catholic unionist family. Rathbone keeps his character intact using the usual. Ww2 and the sleuth takes on nazis and have a propaganda speech about the evil of hitler at the end. Sherlock holmes and the voice of terror dvd 1942 dvd. The film s plot is a mostly original story not directly based on any of arthur conan doyle s holmes tales, but it uses minor plot elements of the adventure of the empty house, the disappearance of lady frances carfax, and the sign of four.
Cast and crew credits for sherlock holmes and the voice of terror, 1942, directed by john rawlins, with basil rathbone, nigel bruce, evelyn ankers, at turner classic movies. Mysterious wireless broadcasts, apparently from nazi. The voice of terror 1942 is loosely based on the sir arthur conan doyle story his last bow. All but the first two fox features were restored on film by the ucla film archives, and a featurette on the restoration sees archivist bob gitt.