The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes (German: Der Mann, der Sherlock Holmes war) is a 1937 German mystery comedy film directed by Karl Hartl and starring Hans Albers, Heinz Rühmann and Marieluise Claudius.
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German poster for The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes
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| Directed by | Karl Hartl |
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| Produced by | Alfred Greven |
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| Cinematography | Fritz Arno Wagner |
| Edited by | Gertrud Hinz-Nischwitz |
| Music by | Hans Sommer |
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| Distributed by | UFA |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
The film's sets were designed by the art director Otto Hunte and Willy Schiller. It was shot at the Babelsberg StudiosinBerlin.
Detective Morris Flynn (Hans Albers) and his assistant Macky McMacpherson (Heinz Rühmann), masquerading 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, Jawoll, meine Herr'n.
The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes was released on DVD on 24 March 2009.[1]
