Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- tense
- patriotic
- shadowy
- classic movie night
- wartime thriller marathon
What critics said
Critics generally found the film routine but brisk and competently acted, with cinematography and the Rathbone-Bruce pairing providing its strongest qualities.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The Voice of Terror radio transmissions provide the central investigative lead and threat mechanism.
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are recruited by a British inner council to combat Nazi sabotage.
Holmes follows the dying man's clue into London's slums and works with Kitty and street-level contacts.
The production is explicitly black and white and uses crime-story locations and atmosphere.
Films like Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror, and why
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
wartime mystery investigation, period espionage intrigue, and a brisk detective-adventure structure
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
basil rathbone's holmes, black-and-white crime atmosphere, and wartime sabotage plot
The Hound of the Baskervilles
classic detective mystery, threatening communications, and shadowy criminal conspiracy
Movie Details
- Director
- John Rawlins
- Release Date
- 1942-09-18
- Runtime
- 65 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (115)
Cast
- Basil Rathbone
- Nigel Bruce
- Evelyn Ankers
- Reginald Denny
- Thomas Gomez
- Henry Daniell
- Montagu Love
- Olaf Hytten
- Leyland Hodgson
- Mary Gordon
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- FlixFling
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror about?
- Sherlock Holmes races to expose a Nazi sabotage network after a mysterious radio voice turns wartime Britain into a deadly puzzle.
- What is Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror as mild.
- What did critics think of Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror?
- Critics generally found the film routine but brisk and competently acted, with cinematography and the Rathbone-Bruce pairing providing its strongest qualities.
- Which films are like Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror?
- Films with a similar feel include Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon, Sherlock Holmes in Washington, and The Hound of the Baskervilles.
- How long is Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror?
- Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror runs 65 minutes.
- Where can I watch Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror?
- In United States, Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror streams on FlixFling.
