The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939) starring Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Ida Lupino, Alan Marshal, George Zucco. Holmes' (Rathbone) arch-nemesis, Professor Moriarty (Zucco), concocts a convoluted crime to distract Holmes from his real aim, to steal the crown jewels. Despite Moriarty's brilliant plan, Holmes catches on (of course). But the movie is stylishly carried off, with Watson (Bruce) being the object of fun more than once. For 1939, this is a pretty good mystery with lots of atmosphere and a dearth of red herrings. Not bad. (Subtitles in English are included, although closed captions are not.) Grade: B