Two dubious characters disguise themselves as Holmes and Watson to gain attention and end up chasing counterfeiters and stolen stamps.
Acting
Albers and Rühmann's comedic timing is surgical precision in clown shoes.
Production
Gorgeous 1930s London sets built in Berlin — the fakery is the point.
Writing
Self-aware script winks at Doyle while stealing his entire aesthetic.
Director
Karl Hartl
Hans Albers
Sherlock Holmes / Morris Flint
Heinz Rühmann
Dr. John H. Watson / Macky McPherson
Marieluise Claudius
Mary Berry
Hansi Knoteck
Jane Berry
Ernst Behmer
Conductor
Paul Bildt
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Harry Hardt
Billy
Ernst Waldow
Hoteldetektiv
Erich Dunskus
Lippert
Hilde Weissner
Madame Ganymare
Ernst Legal
Dieter Jean
Siegfried Schürenberg
Gangsterboß Lapin
F. W. Schröder-Schrom
Polizeidirektor
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