Jimmy Ward infiltrates a criminal gang, only to reveal at the last moment that he is, in fact, none other than an undercover Sherlock Holmes.
Acting
Speelmans committing to 'Jimmy Ward' energy nobody buys
Production
1930s German studio sets doing heavy lifting
Director
Erich Engels
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This German production arrived during the Nazi era's tightening grip on cinema, making its playful subversion of British iconography surprisingly bold.
Hermann Speelmans was primarily a stage comedian; this was his rare leading film role, and he never played Holmes again. The universe agreed.
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