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Film · Crime, Comedy

The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes (1937)

★ 7.3 · 46 votesIMDb★ 7.0 · 1,113 votes1 h 46 minCrime, Comedy1937

Two dubious characters disguise themselves as Holmes and Watson to gain attention and end up chasing counterfeiters and stolen stamps.

Director
Karl Hartl
Writers
Karl Hartl, Robert A. Stemmle, Arthur Conan Doyle
Country
Germany
Language
German
Release date
July 14, 1937
Original title
Der Mann, der Sherlock Holmes war

The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes cast

  • Hans AlbersSherlock Holmes / Morris Flint
  • Heinz RühmannDr. John H. Watson / Macky McPherson
  • Marieluise ClaudiusMary Berry
  • Hansi KnoteckJane Berry
  • Günther Ballier1. Kriminalbeamter
  • Ernst BehmerConductor
  • Paul BildtSir Arthur Conan Doyle
  • Harry HardtBilly
  • Ernst WaldowHoteldetektiv
  • Eduard von WintersteinRichter
  • Erich DunskusLippert
  • Hilde WeissnerMadame Ganymare
  • Ernst LegalDieter Jean
  • Siegfried SchürenbergGangsterboß Lapin
  • F. W. Schröder-SchromPolizeidirektor
  • Hans JunkermannExzellenz Vangon
  • Edwin JürgensenStaatsanwalt
  • Aribert Grimmer2. Kriminalbeamter
  • Theodor Thony3. Kriminalbeamte
  • Erich DunskusChef der Kriminalpolizei
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