The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)
"The struggle of super-minds in the crime of the century!"
ThumbScore
👍 81%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 89%
(RT: 89%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Ida Lupino as Ann Brandon
Alan Marshal as Jerrold Hunter
Terry Kilburn as Billy
George Zucco as Professor Moriarty
Henry Stephenson as Sir Ronald Ramsgate
E. E. Clive as Inspector Bristol
Is The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes good?
Most people think so. 81% audience score, estimated from 180 TMDB ratings. Critics agree, scoring it 89%.
Overview
Having once again avoided criminal conviction, Professor Moriarity develops a murderous plan to “finish off” his last major nemesis, Sherlock Holmes, by making him fail to prevent the perfect crime. Does it involve a family curse, the crown jewels of England, or something else… Wikipedia ↗
