Question 1

What World War II-era invention drives the plot of Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon?

Accepted Answer

The plot centers on a new bomb-sight invented by a Swiss scientist, which Sherlock Holmes must protect from the Gestapo and Professor Moriarty.

Question 2

Which Shakespeare play does Sherlock Holmes quote from at the end of the film?

Accepted Answer

Holmes quotes a condensed version of lines from William Shakespeare's "Richard II" [2.1, 40-51].

Question 3

What aircraft types are shown in stock footage during the bomb-sight trials?

Accepted Answer

The sequence shows a Douglas A-20 (Boston), a Bristol Blenheim, and a Vickers Wellington, with the interior likely from a Wellington.

Question 4

How does the film reference Sherlock Holmes' cocaine habit from the books?

Accepted Answer

Moriarty taunts Holmes with the line, "The needle to the last, eh, Holmes?" which alludes to Holmes' cocaine use, though it couldn't be depicted openly due to film taboos.

Question 5

What is the connection between this film's set and another Sherlock Holmes movie from 1942?

Accepted Answer

The set used for Professor Moriarty's hideout was previously used as a pub/bar in "Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror" (1942).

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon

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