Der Mann, der Sherlock Holmes war (1937)






Hans Albers and Heinz Rühmann play two confidence tricksters. They manage to stop a night train for nefarious purposes, and impersonate Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson. Romantic involvement with two young British female travelers ensues, but the plot deepens into the disappearance of rare Mauritius postage stamps which they undertake to recover, in their role as Holmes and Watson..


Vintage magazines

Mein Film 617 1937
Mein Film 617 1937
Mein Film 618 1937


Books with substantial mentioning of Der Mann, der Sherlock Holmes war

Gregor Ball/Eberhard Spiess
Heinz Rühmann und seine Filme
München, 1982

Christa Bandmann / Joe Hembus
Klassiker des Deutschen Tonfilms, 1930-1960
München, 1980