Best crime movie stupidity of 1942

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Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror picture

Stupidity: Sherlock Holmes, a "simple" detective, knows the whole story of an English officer and that of a Nazi secret agent and their great physical resemblance, but Barham's colleagues in British Intelligence do not know any of these facts and are surprised when Holmes tells them all the details.

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Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon picture

Stupidity: Moriarty writes the fourth name and address of Tobel's code; he spells "Frederick Hoffner Sloane." However, as he reads the paper on which he has written the words, he also reads the word "Square," even though he has not written it. (00:54:35 - 00:55:00)

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