Sherlock Holmes And The Secret Weapon (1942) Rating: Starring: Lionel Atwill, Nigel Bruce, Dennis Hoey, Basil Rathbone Director: Roy William Neill Category: Suspense, Mystery Studio: MPI Subtitles: Length: 68 mins     Digitally Restored In 35mm The master detective Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) and his faithful cohort Dr. Watson (Nigel Bruce) are back, perserved and digitally restored in 35mm to original condition by the UCLA Film and Television Archive. This newly restored version of the classic film includes the period war bond tag, studio logo and credits from its original theatrical release. Filled with ominous shadows and interesting camera angles, the visual beauty of the film in 35mm is stunning. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Adventure Of The Dancing Men" inspired The Secret Weapon. The wartime plot pits Sherlock Holmes once more against his nemesis, the villainously brilliant Professor Moriarty, who was believed dead but is now working for the Nazis. The Nazis have assigned Moriarty to kidnap Dr. Franz Tobel, the inventor of a new super bombsight. Sherlock Holmes outwits the enemy agents and escapes with Tobel and his precious invention. But despite elaborate precautions, the inventor later disappears before the process of manufacturing the bombsight is perfected. Holmes and Watson must stop the Nazis from getting their hands on the new bombsight, wrapped in a code of dancing men. Using a variety of disguises, Holmes puts his own life on the line in a race against the clock to prevent Moriarty from carrying out his evil plans.