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Sherlock Holmes: The Grey Lady
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Sherlock Holmes: The Grey Lady

1937-02-26 · 92 min · ★ 6.4

Crime · Mystery

Jimmy Ward infiltrates a criminal gang, only to reveal at the last moment that he is, in fact, none other than an undercover Sherlock Holmes.

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Directors
Erich Engels
Production companies
Neue Film Erich Engels
Countries
Germany
Status
Released

Top Cast

Hermann SpeelmansHermann SpeelmansJimmy Ward / Sherlock Holmes
Trude MarlenTrude MarlenMaria Iretzkaja
Elisabeth WendtElisabeth WendtLola
Edwin JürgensenEdwin JürgensenJ.V. Barnov
Theo ShallTheo ShallHarry Morrel
Ernst KarchowErnst KarchowInspektor Brown
Werner FinckWerner FinckJohn, Diener bei Ward
Werner ScharfWerner ScharfJack Clark
Hans HaldenJames Hewitt
Henry LorenzenArchibald Pepperkorn
Reinhold BerntReinhold BerntWilson
Eva TinschmannFrau Miller
Ursula HerkingUrsula Herking
Maria Loja
Charles Willy KayserCharles Willy Kayser

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