The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes (1937)
Note: this print runs 44 minutes against a recorded 107 minutes. It is the best copy we have found; we keep looking for a complete print.
With Hans Albers, Heinz Rühmann, Angelo Ferrari, Harry Hardt, Hans Junkermann, Hans Richter, Marieluise Claudius, Hansi Knoteck
Directed by Karl Hartl, Eduard von Borsody
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. The film follows Detective Morris Flynn (Hans Albers) and his assistant Macky McPherson (Heinz Rühmann), masquerading as Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson, who investigate two attractive sisters, Mary and Jane Berry, and the theft and forgery of valuable postage stamps. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Otto Hunte and Willy Schiller.
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