SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE SECRET WEAPON 1942 - Full Movie - Captioned

Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) pretends to be a Nazi spy to aid scientist Dr. Franz Tobel (William Post Jr.) and his new invention, a bombsight, in escaping a Gestapo trap in Switzerland. Holmes and Franz fly to London, where Holmes places him under the protection of his friend, Dr. Watson (Nigel Bruce). The scientist slips away against Holmes' instructions for a secret reunion with his fiancee, Charlotte Eberli (Kaaren Verne), and gives her an envelope containing a coded message. He tells Charlotte to give it to Holmes if anything should happen to him. Leaving Charlotte's apartment, an attempt to abduct him by German spies is foiled by a passing London bobby. Tobel successfully demonstrates the bombsight for Sir Reginald Bailey (Holmes Herbert) and observers from Bomber Command. Tobel, now under the protection of Inspector Lestrade (Dennis Hoey) and Scotland Yard, tells Sir Reginald that, although willing to provide the British with his bombsight, only he will know its secret and has a complex plan for its manufacture to keep the secret safe. He separates his invention into four parts and gives one to each of four Swiss scientists, known only to him, to construct separately and whose names are unknown to each other. Soon after, Holmes receives a call from Lestrade telling him that Tobel has disappeared. Holmes goes to Charlotte's flat, where he receives Tobel's envelope. Rather than the coded message, the message inside is from Holmes' nemesis, master criminal Professor Moriarty (Lionel Atwill), who is now working for the Germans.... Directed by Roy William Neill Written by W. Scott Darling Edward T. Lowe Jr. Screenplay by Edmund L. Hartmann Based on The Adventure of the Dancing Men 1903 short story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Produced by Howard Benedict Starring Basil Rathbone Nigel Bruce Lionel Atwill Cinematography Lester White Edited by Otto Ludwig Music by Frank Skinner Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes Nigel Bruce as Doctor Watson Lionel Atwill as Professor Moriarty Kaaren Verne as Charlotte Eberli William Post Jr. as Dr Franz Tobel Dennis Hoey as Inspector Lestrade Holmes Herbert as Sir Reginald Bailey Mary Gordon as Mrs. Hudson Henry Victor as Dr. Frederick Hoffn