Underplayed Gems
The whole movie catalogue

Films and series, searchable by what they are

← Back to the shop

Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943)

Sherlock Holmes in Washington poster
Directed by
Roy William Neill
Genre
mystery film, spy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 11m
Rated
12
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 85 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson travel to Washington D.C. during World War Two to protect a secret microfilm from falling into enemy hands. They match wits with spies and navigate a series of clues to prevent the document from being stolen.

fast-pacedsuspensefulcleverlight-heartedwartimewhimsicaltheatricaltongue-in-cheek

What happens

Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943) is the fifth film in the Basil Rathbone/Nigel Bruce series of Sherlock Holmes movies. The plot is an original story not based on any of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Holmes tales. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

More like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems. Not quite it? Tell the Catbot what you feel like watching and it picks from the whole catalogue, or browse by genre, country and year.

Lists: Korean thrillers worth the evening · Anime films beyond Studio Ghibli · Slow films for a rainy night · Horror that unsettles instead of startling · Series you can finish in a weekend · Nordic crime worth the subtitles · Good films that end in under 90 minutes · Documentaries that play like thrillers

Loading movies…

What should I watch?