Moriarty walks free from a court despite Sherlock Holmes' efforts to present evidence that should have convicted Moriarty. We next see Holmes walk in the pouring rain to be greeted by Moriarty with an offer of a lift in his carriage. Full of himself after his court discharge, Moriarty brags to Holmes that he is about to execute the crime of the century. One of my favorite villains, George Zucco with his deeply sinister voice, makes an excellent Moriarty. He is out to thieve some fabulous jewels from the Tower of London. He hoodwinks Holmes as to which valuable prize he has his eyes on. Basil Rathbone looks so good as Holmes as he climbs a Tower of London stairway, with a gun in one hand and a magnifying glass in the other. Some mysterious footprints turn up in this story the same as they do in 'The Sign of Four' tale. Ida Lupino plays a young woman who petitions Sherlock Holmes for help. At one point she is disturbed by a shady street player with his mournful flute music. Another good scene shows her pursued by a killer who is only thwarted at the last moment by Holmes.
Review of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
