"The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" 1939 is the second and last of the Sherlock Holmes films from 20th Century Fox. However, good news for us Holmes fans because Universal Studios produced another twelve Holmes films from 1942 through 1946.

In this adventure Holmes played by Basil Rathbone and Professor Moriarty played by George Zucco meet outside the Old Bailey where Moriarty has been acquitted of murder. Holmes located the evidence of guilt, but arrived too late to alter the verdict. Next Moriarty launches two schemes one to confuse Holmes and Dr. Watson played by Nigel Bruce and a second to steal the British Empire's Crown Jewels. This is a neatly paced drama that ends with Dr. Watson uttering this famous quote. "Elementary, my dear Holmes, elementary.

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