---
title: 'The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes (1937)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Karl Hartl'
released: '1937-07-15'
runtime_minutes: 107
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-man-who-was-sherlock-holmes-1937'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029210/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes (1937)

1937 · 107 min · Comedy, Crime · Germany

Original title: Der Mann, der Sherlock Holmes war

## Synopsis

The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes is a 1937 German mystery comedy film directed by Karl Hartl and starring Hans Albers, Heinz Rühmann and Marieluise Claudius. The film follows Detective Morris Flynn and his assistant Macky McPherson, masquerading as Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson, who investigate two attractive sisters, Mary and Jane Berry, and the theft and forgery of valuable postage stamps. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Otto Hunte and Willy Schiller.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Karl Hartl](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-hartl), [Eduard von Borsody](https://cinepixo.com/people/eduard-von-borsody)
- **Screenplay:** [Karl Hartl](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-hartl), [Robert A. Stemmle](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-a-stemmle)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Hans Sommer](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-sommer-2)
- **Producer:** [Alfred Greven](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfred-greven)
- **Director of Photography:** [Fritz Arno Wagner](https://cinepixo.com/people/fritz-arno-wagner)
- **Editor:** [Gertrud Hinz](https://cinepixo.com/people/gertrud-hinz)

## Cast

- [Edwin Jürgensen](https://cinepixo.com/people/edwin-jurgensen)
- [Hans Richter](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-richter)
- [Eduard von Winterstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/eduard-von-winterstein)
- [Siegfried Schürenberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/siegfried-schurenberg)
- [Willi Schur](https://cinepixo.com/people/willi-schur)
- [Heinz Rühmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/heinz-ruhmann)
- [Erich Walter](https://cinepixo.com/people/erich-walter)
- [Horst Birr](https://cinepixo.com/people/horst-birr)
- [Hans Junkermann](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-junkermann)
- [Fred Goebel](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-goebel)
- [Walter Werner](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-werner)
- [Paul Bildt](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-bildt)
- [Heinz Wemper](https://cinepixo.com/people/heinz-wemper)
- [Harry Hardt](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-hardt)
- [Erich Dunskus](https://cinepixo.com/people/erich-dunskus)

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