The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes

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The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes

1937

1h 46m

7.2(41 votes)

Comedy

Crime

Overview

Two dubious characters disguise themselves as Holmes and Watson to gain attention and end up chasing counterfeiters and stolen stamps.

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Cast & Crew

56 members

Acting

Hans Albers

Sherlock Holmes / Morris Flint

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Heinz Rühmann

Dr. John H. Watson / Macky McPherson

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Marieluise Claudius

Mary Berry

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Hansi Knoteck

Jane Berry

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Günther Ballier

1. Kriminalbeamter

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Ernst Behmer

Conductor

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Paul Bildt

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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Harry Hardt

Billy

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Ernst Waldow

Hoteldetektiv

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Eduard von Winterstein

Richter

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Erich Dunskus

Lippert

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Hilde Weissner

Madame Ganymare

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Ernst Legal

Dieter Jean

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Siegfried Schürenberg

Gangsterboß Lapin

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F. W. Schröder-Schrom

Polizeidirektor

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Hans Junkermann

Exzellenz Vangon

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Edwin Jürgensen

Staatsanwalt

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Aribert Grimmer

2. Kriminalbeamter

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Theodor Thony

3. Kriminalbeamte

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Erich Dunskus

Chef der Kriminalpolizei

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Angelo Ferrari

Gangster Fred im Expresszug

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Lothar Geist

Erwin Wutzke

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Clemens Hasse

Ganove Peter

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Paul Schwed

Der lange Poll

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Willi Schur

Bahnbeamter bei der Gerichtsversammlung

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Erich Walter

Hoteldirektor

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Heinz Wemper

Verwalter des Lombard-Hauses

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Walter Werner

Dr. Balderin

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Charly Berger

Beisitzender Richter

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Katharina Berger

Blumenmädchen im Hotel

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Hans Bergmann

Taxator

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Max Harry Ernst

1. Gerichtsreporter

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Horst Birr

2. Schlafwagenschaffner

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Ernst Behmer

1. Schlafwagenschaffner

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Fritz Draeger

2. Gerichtsreporter

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Fred Goebel

Hotel-Empfangschef

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Gerhard Dammann

3. Schlafwagenschaffner

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Karl Jüstel

1. Polizeioffizier

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Kurt Kramer

2. Polizeioffizier

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Erich Nadler

3. Polizeioffizier

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Friedrich Ohse

Polizeileutnant

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Boris Alekin

Hotelkellner

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Otto Krieg Helbig

Fotoreporter

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Fredy Walden

1. Zuschauer bei der Gerichtsverhandlung

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Albert Karchow

2. Zuschauer bei der Gerichtsverhandlung

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Walter Steinweg

Zivilbeamter im Polizeipräsidium

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Herbert Gaidzik

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Hellmuth Passarge

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Arthur Orlop

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Theodor Popp

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Alfred Schwarz

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Fred Tasso

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Georg Henry Tschersich

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Friedrich Weigelt

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Hans Weidner

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Kurt Alexander Duma

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