Continuity mistake: During Holmes and Moriarty's conversation at the latter's stronghold, while Holmes is saying that Moriarty wants to commit ordinary murder, the position of Moriarty's hands changes between shots. (01:00:38)
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Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942)
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Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942)
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Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942)
Trivia: Lionel Atwill, who plays Professor James Moriarty, had already played Dr. James Mortimer in the 1939 movie "The Hound of the Baskervilles," with Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce.
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Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942)
Continuity mistake: Holmes says "One last warning" and looks at the Nazi on his left. In the next shot, he's now looking at the Nazi on his right. (00:03:48)
1st Sep 2024
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942)
Other mistake: 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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Chosen answer: It's possible. Even during WWII, people were less savvy about protecting personal information, particularly as asking for a home address seems innocuous enough as opposed to giving out government or military info. Of course, this is a movie, so some liberties are taken to serve the plot.
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