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Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon

1942 · 68 min · Director: Roy William Neill ★ IMDb 6.5 · 7,467 ratings

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In the midst of World War II, Sherlock Holmes rescues the Swiss inventor of a new bomb-sight from the Gestapo and brings him to England, where he quickly falls into the clutches of the evil Professor Moriarty.

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Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Curiosity 30%, Excitement 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

30%Curiosity
25%Excitement
20%Tension
  1. Curiosity30%
  2. Excitement25%
  3. Tension20%
  4. Surprise15%
  5. Satisfaction10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Curiosity, Excitement, Tension. Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Curiosity, Excitement and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 6.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 67/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Curiosity
  • Relief

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Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Relief

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Tension
Curiosity
Relief
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 57 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionCuriosityRelief
2.5 %≈ 2′Tension47 %47 %40 %5 %
7.5 %≈ 5′Tension50 %44 %36 %21 %
12.5 %≈ 9′Relief53 %33 %30 %38 %
17.5 %≈ 12′Humor49 %28 %31 %28 %
22.5 %≈ 15′Curiosity49 %40 %36 %16 %
27.5 %≈ 19′Tension54 %46 %36 %25 %
32.5 %≈ 22′Relief51 %38 %37 %31 %
37.5 %≈ 26′Curiosity51 %40 %48 %21 %
42.5 %≈ 29′Curiosity59 %53 %60 %6 %
47.5 %≈ 32′Curiosity57 %54 %59 %0 %
52.5 %≈ 36′Curiosity55 %54 %48 %0 %
57.5 %≈ 39′Tension66 %66 %43 %4 %
62.5 %≈ 43′Tension73 %64 %50 %20 %
67.5 %≈ 46′Curiosity69 %50 %65 %30 %
72.5 %≈ 49′Curiosity70 %59 %70 %20 %
77.5 %≈ 53′Tension71 %70 %64 %18 %
82.5 %≈ 56′Tension73 %73 %54 %18 %
87.5 %≈ 60′Tension81 %81 %41 %9 %
92.5 %≈ 63′Tension86 %79 %31 %25 %
97.5 %≈ 66′Relief83 %63 %27 %57 %
Riches to rags

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

BR
Basil Rathbone

Basil Rathbone

Sherlock Holmes

Nigel Bruce

Lionel Atwill

WP
William Post Jr.

KV
Kaaren Verne

DH
Dennis Hoey

Holmes Herbert

MG
Mary Gordon

MG
Mary Gordon

Mrs. Hudson

HC
Harry Cording

Harry Cording

Jack Brady (uncredited)

HD
Harold De Becker

HD
Harold De Becker

Peg Leg (uncredited)

Paul Fix

Mueller (uncredited)

HV
Henry Victor

Professor Frederic Hoffner (uncredited)

JB
John Burton

RAF Officer (uncredited)

PB
Paul Bryar

Swiss Waiter (uncredited)

Whit Bissell

London Bobbie (uncredited)

RA
Rudolph Anders

Braun (uncredited)

CK
Colin Kenny

Scotland Yard Detective (uncredited)

GB
George Burr Macannan

Gottfried (uncredited)

HW
Harry Woods

Kurt (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Roy William Neill
Written by
Arthur Conan Doyle, Scott Darling, Edward T. Lowe Jr., Edmund L. Hartmann
Type
Movies
Released
1942
Runtime
68 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.5 · 7,467 ratings
Feels mostly
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