Der Mann, der Sherlock Holmes war
| The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes | |
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German poster for The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes
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| Directed by | Karl Hartl |
| Produced by | Alfred Greven |
| Written by | Karl Hartl Robert Adolf Stemmle |
| Starring |
Hans Albers Heinz Rühmann Marieluise Claudius Hansi Knoteck Hilde Weissner Siegfried Schürenberg Paul Bildt |
| Music by | Hans Sommer |
| Cinematography | Fritz Arno Wagner |
| Edited by | Gertrud Hinz-Nischwitz |
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Release date
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1937 |
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Running time
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112 min. |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes (German: Der Mann, der Sherlock Holmes war) is a German mystery comedy of 1937, directed by Karl Hartl.
Detective Morris Flynn (Hans Albers) and his assistant Macky McMacpherson (Heinz Rühmann), masquereading as Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson, investigate two attractive sisters, Mary and Jane Berry, and the theft and forgery of valuable postage stamps.
Lexikon des Internationalen Films calls it a swinging, lively comedy. Albers and Rühmann have been two longtime major stars of German cinema and are still known for the main song in this movie, Jawohl, meine Herr'n.
The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes was released on DVD on 24 March 2009.
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