Sherlock Holmes And The Voice Of Terror (1942)

Set during WWII, the renowned detective Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) is called in by British Intelligence to help them discover the identity of the "Voice Of Terror", a Nazi propagandist taunting the British through radio broadcasts regarding acts of sabotage. Loosely based on THE LAST BOW by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and directed by John Rawlins (ARABIAN NIGHTS). The third film in the 14 Sherlock Holmes movie franchise (1939-1946) changes direction by setting itself in contemporary England rather than the late 19th/early 20th century of the original Conan Doyle books. The London fog, gas lit lamps and Holmes' deerstalker cap are sorely missed. That aside, this mixture of WWII propaganda and detective mystery is modestly entertaining but lacking any real engagement. With Evelyn Ankers, Reginald Denny, Thomas Gomez, Henry Daniell and Hillary Brooke.