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<i>The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes</i>

The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes

1937 German film by Eduard von Borsody, Karl Hartl

The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes (German: Der Mann, der Sherlock Holmes war) is a 1937 German mystery comedy film directed by Karl Hartl and starring Hans Albers, Heinz Rühmann and Marieluise Claudius.

Quick Facts The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes, Directed by ...

The film's sets were designed by the art director Otto Hunte and Willy Schiller. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin.

Plot

Detective Morris Flynn (Hans Albers) and his assistant Macky McMacpherson (Heinz Rühmann), masquerading as Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson, investigate two attractive sisters, Mary and Jane Berry, and the theft and forgery of valuable postage stamps.

Reception

Lexikon des Internationalen Films calls it a swinging, lively comedy. Albers and Rühmann have been two longtime major stars of German cinema and are still known for the main song in this movie, Jawoll, meine Herr'n.

Release

The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes was released on DVD on 24 March 2009.[1]

Cast

References

  1. [1]
    "The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes : Overview". Allmovie. Retrieved 7 April 2009.

Bibliography

  • R. A. Stemmle: Der Mann, der Sherlock Holmes war. Roman nach dem gleichnamigen Film von R. A. Stemmle und Karl Hartl. Droemer Knaur, München / Zürich 1981, ISBN 3-426-00730-4
  • Michael Ross (Hrsg.): Sherlock Holmes in Film und Fernsehen. Ein Handbuch. Baskerville Bücher, Cologne 2003, ISBN 3-930932-03-2
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