The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes
| The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes | |
|---|---|
 German poster for The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes | |
| Directed by | Karl Hartl |
| Written by | Karl Hartl Robert Adolf Stemmle |
| Produced by | Alfred Greven |
| Starring | Hans Albers Heinz Rühmann Marieluise Claudius Hansi Knoteck Hilde Weissner Siegfried Schürenberg Paul Bildt |
| Cinematography | Fritz Arno Wagner |
| Edited by | Gertrud Hinz-Nischwitz |
| Music by | Hans Sommer |
Release date | 1937 |
Running time | 112 min. |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes (German: Der Mann, der Sherlock Holmes war) is a German mystery comedy of 1937, directed by Karl Hartl.
Plot
Detective Morris Flynn (Hans Albers) and his assistant Macky McMacpherson (Heinz Rühmann), masquereading 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, Jawohl, meine Herr'n.
Release
The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes was released on DVD on 24 March 2009.[1]
Literature
- 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
References
- ^ "The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes : Overview". Allmovie. Retrieved 7 April 2009.
