22.2.11

sherlock holmes and the voice of terror (1942)


"No one in the world is safe now Watson, least of all us."
WWII is in full swing and Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) is asked to find the traitor leaking secrets to the Germans, who are using them during their propaganda broadcasts.
An updating of the Holmes character, still aided by Watson (Nigel Bruce), and with some sparkle provided by Evelyn Ankers, the 'Queen of the Screamers'. This set out to provide entertainment and propaganda, whilst stirring up patriotism for Britain during WWII. All of which it did and still does.

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