Edition |
4 DVD set. |
Description |
4 videodiscs (68 min., 68 min., 60 min., 72 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
Note |
Sherlock Holmes and the secret weapon: Adapted from: The dancing men / by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. |
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The woman in green: Adapted from: The Adventure of the Empty House / by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. |
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Terror by night: Adapted from a story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. |
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Dressed to kill: Based on characters created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. |
Cast |
Sherlock Holmes and the secret weapon: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Lionel Atwill, Kaaren Verne, William Post Jr., Dennis Hoey, Holmes Herbert. |
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The woman in green: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Hillary Brooke, Henry Daniell, Paul Cavanaugh, Matthew Boulton, Eve Amber. |
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Terror by night: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Alan Mowbray, Dennis Hoey, Renee Godfrey, Frederick Worlock, Mary Forbes. |
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Dressed to kill: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Patricia Morison, Edmund Breen, Frederick Worlock, Carl Harbord, Patricia Cameron, Holmes Herbert. |
Credits |
Sherlock Holmes and the secret weapon: director, Roy William Neill ; music, Frank Skinner ; film editor, Otto Ludwig ; director of photography, Les White ; writers, Edward T. Lowe, W. Scott Darling, Edmund L. Hartmann. |
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The woman in green: director and producer, Roy William Neill ; director of photography, Virgil Miller ; film editor, Edward Curtiss ; music, Paul Dessau ; screenplay, Bertram Millhauser. |
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Terror by night: director and producer, Roy William Neill ; director of photography, Maury Gertsman ; film editor, Saul A. Goodkind ; screenplay, Frank Gruber. |
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Dressed to kill: director and producer, Roy William Neill ; director of photography, Maury Gertsman ; film editor, Saul A. Goodkind ; screenplay, Leonard Lee, Frank Gruber. |
Note |
Originally produced as motion pictures in 1942 (Sherlock Holmes and the secret weapon), 1945 (The woman in green), and 1946 (Terror by night, and, Dressed to kill). |
Summary |
Sherlock Holmes and the secret weapon: Sherlock Holmes battles his arch rival, Professor Moriarty, who has kidnapped the inventor of a new bombsite. "Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson must protect a Swiss inventor of an advanced bomb sight from falling into German hands."--IMDb. |
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The woman in green: Scotland Yard is baffled by a wave of murders. All the victims are attractive girls, and when found, each is missing her right forefinger. Holmes suspects that his archenemy Professor Moriarity is involved in the bizarre series of murders. Holmes faces threats, blackmail, and hypnotism before a devilishly clever trap catches the criminal. |
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Terror by night: Sherlock Holmes boards a train from Edinburgh to Scotland in order to find out who murdered Sir Ronald Carstairs and stole his fabulous Star of Rhodesia diamond. On the train, the detective finds himself pitted against a gang of disguised jewel thieves. |
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Dressed to kill: Sherlock Holmes sets out to discover why a trio of murderous villains, including a dangerously attractive female, are desperate to obtain three unassuming and inexpensive little music boxes. |
Contents |
Disc 1. Sherlock Holmes and the secret weapon (68 min.) -- disc 2. The woman in green (68 min.) -- disc 3. Terror by night (60 min.) -- disc 4. Dressed to kill (72 min.). |
Subject |
Holmes, Sherlock -- Drama.
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Watson, John H. (Fictitious character) -- Drama.
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Moriarty, Professor (Fictitious character) -- Drama.
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Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930 -- Film adaptations.
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Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930. (OCoLC)fst01802123
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Holmes, Sherlock. (OCoLC)fst01906994
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Moriarty, Professor (Fictitious character) (OCoLC)fst01026192
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Watson, John H. (Fictitious character) (OCoLC)fst01172852
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Murder -- England -- Drama.
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Passenger trains -- Scotland -- Drama.
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Murder -- Scotland -- Drama.
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Extortion -- England -- Drama.
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Music box -- Drama.
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Prisons -- Drama.
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Extortion. (OCoLC)fst00918984
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Murder. (OCoLC)fst01029781
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Music box. (OCoLC)fst01030508
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Passenger trains. (OCoLC)fst01747066
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Prisons. (OCoLC)fst01077326
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England. (OCoLC)fst01219920
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Scotland. (OCoLC)fst01206715
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Genre/Form |
Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Film adaptations. (OCoLC)fst01710491
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Added Author |
Neill, Roy William, 1887-1946, film director, film producer.
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Lowe, Edward T. (Edward Thomas), 1890-1973, screenwriter.
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Darling, W. Scott, 1898-1951, screenwriter.
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Hartmann, Edmund L., 1911-2003, screenwriter.
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Lee, Leonard, 1903-1964, screenwriter.
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Millhauser, Bertram, 1892-1958, screenwriter.
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Gruber, Frank, 1904-1969, screenwriter, adapter.
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Rathbone, Basil, 1892-1967, actor.
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Bruce, Nigel, 1895-1953, actor.
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Atwill, Lionel, 1885-1946, actor.
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Verne, Kaaren, 1918-1967, actor.
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Post, William, 1901-1989, actor.
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Hoey, Dennis, 1893-1960, actor.
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Herbert, Holmes E., 1882-1956, actor.
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Brooke, Hillary, 1914-1999, actor.
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Daniell, Henry, 1894-1963, actor.
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Cavanagh, Paul, 1895-1964, actor.
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Boulton, Matthew, 1893-1962, actor.
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Amber, Eve, actor.
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Mowbray, Alan, 1896-1969, actor.
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Godfrey, Renee, 1919-1964, actor.
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Worlock, Frederic, 1886-1973, actor.
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Forbes, Mary, 1883-1974, actor.
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Morison, Patricia, 1915-2018, actor.
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Breen, Edmund, 1882-1953, actor.
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Harbord, Carl, 1908-1958, actor.
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Cameron, Patricia (Actress), actor.
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White, Lester H., cinematographer.
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Miller, Virgil E., 1887-1974, cinematographer.
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Gertsman, Maury, cinematographer.
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Ludwig, Otto, film editor.
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Curtiss, Edward, 1898-1970, film editor.
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Goodkind, Saul A., film editor.
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Skinner, Frank, 1897-1968, composer (expression)
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Dessau, Paul, 1894-1979, composer (expression)
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Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930.
Adventure of the dancing men.
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Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930.
Adventure of the empty house.
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Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930.
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Universal Pictures Corporation, production company.
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Universal Pictures Company, production company.
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Alpha Home Entertainment (Firm), film distributor.
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Standard No. |
089218055194 (4 disc set) |
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089218601995 (Secret weapon) |
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089218602497 (Terror by night) |
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089218300591 (Dressed to kill) |
Music No. |
ALP 0551D Alpha Home Entertainment (4 disc set) |
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ALP 6019DS Alpha Home Entertainment (Secret weapon) |
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ALP 3037DS Alpha Home Entertainment (The woman in green) |
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ALP 6024DS Alpha Home Entertainment (Terror by night) |
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ALP 3005DS Alpha Home Entertainment (Dressed to kill) |
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