Der Mann, der Sherlock Holmes war (The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes)(Two Merry Adventurers) (1937)
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The English-language title of this German musical satire is The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes. That immensely popular German star Hans Albers plays Morris Flint, a slaphappy private detective who enjoys pretending to be Holmes; likewise, Flint's assistant, Macky McPherson (Heinz Rühmann), gets a… More The English-language title of this German musical satire is The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes. That immensely popular German star Hans Albers plays Morris Flint, a slaphappy private detective who enjoys pretending to be Holmes; likewise, Flint's assistant, Macky McPherson (Heinz Rühmann), gets a charge out of posing as Dr. Watson. During the 1936 World Exposition in Paris, "Holmes" and "Watson" come to the aid of two young ladies in their efforts to retrieve a valuable stamp. Morris Flint is arrested in the course of his investigation, on a charge of impersonating Sherlock Holmes (evidently a grave offense in Paris, given the solemnity of the subsequent trial). Our hero is saved at the last minute by a mysterious "Laughing Man" who has been weaving in and out of the picture. The mystery man turns out to be Arthur Conan Doyle, who jovially gives Flint permission to continue impersonating Holmes -- so long as he makes it clear that he's an impostor. Interestingly enough, The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes was filmed without any permission of any kind from the Conan Doyle estate. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Karl Hartl
- Genres
- Drama, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense, Classics, Comedy
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Cast
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Hans Albers
as Sherlock Holmes
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Heinz Rühmann
as Dr. Watson
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Marieluise Claudius
as Mary Berry
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Hansi Knoteck
as Jane Berry
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Hilde Weissner
as Madame Ganymar
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Siegfried Schürenberg
as M. Lepin
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Paul Bildt
as The Man Who Laughed
- Walter Werner
- Eduard von Winterstein ...
- Ernst Behmer
- Harry Hardt
- Hans Junkermann
- Ernst Legal
- Willi Schur
- Ernst Waldow
- Erich Dunskus
- Angelo Ferrari
- Hans Richter
- Gerhard Dammann
- Erich Nadler
- Günther Ballier
- Horst Birr
- Lothar Geist
- Aribert Grimmer
- Clemens Hasse
- Edwin Juergenssen
- Paul Schwed
- F.W. Schröder-Schrom
- Théo Tony
- Erich Walter
- Heinz Wemper
- Boris Alekin
- Fred Goebel
- Otto Krieg Helbig
- Friedrich Ohse
- Hellmuth Passarge
