7.4/10 3,367 votes

Released:
1943-12-24

Overview:
Sherlock Holmes investigates a series of so-called "pajama suicides". He knows the female villain behind them is as cunning as Moriarty and as venomous as a spider. Based on "The Sign of Four" and the short stories "The Dying Detective", "The Final Problem", "The Speckled Band" and "The Adventure of the Devil's Foot".

Director:
Roy William Neill

Runtime:
1h 3min

Genre:
Mystery, Crime, Thriller, Horror

• Cast:
• 
  Basil Rathbone
  as
  Sherlock Holmes
• 
  Nigel Bruce
  as
  Dr. John H. Watson
• 
  Gale Sondergaard
  as
  Adrea Spedding
• 
  Dennis Hoey
  as
  Insp. Lestrade
• 
  Vernon Downing
  as
  Norman Locke