List of the best Holmes Herbert movies: Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back(1947), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde(1931), Mr. Wu(1927), Accent on Youth(1935), British Intelligence(1940), Madame X(1929), Say It With Songs(1929), Mark of the Vampire(1935), Wolf Call(1939), The House of Secrets(1936), Daughter of the Dragon(1931), Sherlock Holmes and the House of Fear(1945) ... ...
Crime, Adventure, Drama, Action
USA
1947
65 Minutes
Gloria Henry Holmes Herbert Terry Kilburn Patrick O'Moore Ron Randell Anabel Shaw
A Scotland Yard Inspector, seeking a missing heiress, is murdered in his own home. "Bulldog" Drummond finds one of the two women claiming to be the real heiress hiding in a closet in the ... See full summary »
Horror
USA
1931
97 Minutes
Dr. Lanyon
Fredric March Miriam Hopkins Rose Hobart Holmes Herbert Halliwell Hobbes Edgar Norton Arnold Lucy Tempe Pigott Eric Wilton Douglas Walton John Rogers
scientist murderer lunatic sexy woman fiancée dark creepy gritty london england laboratory scientific experiments madness violence addiction discovery wretched excess metamorphosis 1880s
Dr. Jekyll faces horrible consequences when he lets his dark side run wild with a potion that transforms him into the animalistic Mr. Hyde.
Drama
USA
1927
80 Minutes
Mr. Gregory
Lon Chaney Louise Dresser Renée Adorée Holmes Herbert Ralph Forbes Gertrude Olmsted Mrs. Wong Wing Claude King Anna May Wong Sonny Loy
When Mandarin Wu's unmarried daughter becomes pregnant by a young Englishman, he seeks vengeance.
Romance
USA
1935
77 Minutes
Frank Galloway
Sylvia Sidney Herbert Marshall Philip Reed Holmes Herbert Catherine Doucet Astrid Allwyn
playwright secretary fiancée actor boss love interest playful lighthearted office apartment theater stage california beach may-december romance plays life imitating art jealousy misunderstanding marriage
A young secretary falls in love with her boss, a middle-aged playwright. Complications ensue when her boss' son falls for her.
Adventure
USA
1940
62 Minutes
Arthur Bennett
Boris Karloff Margaret Lindsay Bruce Lester Holmes Herbert Leonard Mudie
pilot cabinet minister spy intelligence officer father love interest tense thrilling france hospital london family home hideout world war i espionage bombing deception secret identity romance adventure
Although the home of cabinet minister Arthur Bennett is a hotbed of spies, moles, and double agents, no one knows the true identity of notorious German spymaster Strendler.
Drama
USA
1929
95 Minutes
Noel
Ruth Chatterton Lewis Stone Raymond Hackett Holmes Herbert Eugenie Besserer Sidney Toler Ullrich Haupt Richard Carle Mitchell Lewis Carroll Nye
wife husband son lover lawyer gambler sad melodramatic brooding touching paris estate courtroom street france city estrangement murder case mother/son relationship unhappy marriage
A young lawyer unknowingly defends his mother who abandoned him when he was three.
Musical
USA
1929
95 Minutes
Dr. Robert Merrill
Al Jolson Davey Lee Marian Nixon Holmes Herbert Fred Kohler John Bowers
Joe Lane kills another man in a fistfight after learning that the man has made improper advances towards his wife. Joe goes to prison for the murder. When Joe gets out of prison, he visits ... See full summary »
Horror
USA
1935
61 Minutes
Sir Karell Borotyn
Lionel Barrymore Bela Lugosi Elizabeth Allan Lionel Atwill Holmes Herbert Jean Hersholt Carroll Borland Ivan F. Simpson Egon Brecher Henry Wadsworth Eily Malyon
count daughter friend investigator professor doctor dark thrilling gripping prague house murder investigation vampires mysterious past love mystery discovery transformation 19th century
When a nobleman is murdered, a professor of the occult blames vampires; but not all is what it seems.
Action
USA
1939
61 Minutes
J.L. Winton
John Carroll Movita Peter George Lynn Guy Usher Holmes Herbert Polly Ann Young
Playboy Michael "Mike" Vance, Jr.is night-clubbing in New York City with Natalie. Natalie is shallow. Mike doesn't care. Mike and Natalie join a scavenger hunt and break-in a pet shop to ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1936
70 Minutes
Sir Bertram Evans
Leslie Fenton Muriel Evans Noel Madison Sidney Blackmer Morgan Wallace Holmes Herbert Ian MacLaren Jameson Thomas Matty Fain Syd Saylor George Rosener
Two men stumble into an old mansion, and get involved with a crazed scientist, torture chambers and sinister medical experiments.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
1931
72 Minutes
Sir John Petrie
Anna May Wong Warner Oland Sessue Hayakawa Bramwell Fletcher Frances Dade Holmes Herbert Lloyd Corrigan
At her Chinese father's bidding, a woman (Anna May Wong) goes to murder an enemy and meets a Scotland Yard detective.
Mystery & Thriller
1945
69 Minutes
Alan Cosgrave
Basil Rathbone Nigel Bruce Dennis Hoey Aubrey Mather Paul Cavanagh Holmes Herbert Gavin Muir
detective sidekick wealthy man butler sherlock holmes crafty thrilling confident castle office dinner party murder mystery insurance dining investigation mystery temptation 1890s
Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) and Dr. Watson (Nigel Bruce) go to Scotland to check on mortality at a heavily insured club.
Drama
USA
1927
90 Minutes
Gilbert Van Horn
George O'Brien Virginia Valli J. Farrell MacDonald Dore Davidson June Collyer John Miltern Holmes Herbert Dan Wolheim Sonia Nodell Frank Dodge
Horror
USA
1933
77 Minutes
Dr. Rasmussen
Lionel Atwill Fay Wray Glenda Farrell Frank McHugh Gavin Gordon Edwin Maxwell Holmes Herbert Arthur Edmund Carewe Allen Vincent Monica Bannister Matthew Betz
sculptor partner assistant fiancée reporter creepy tense london new york city wax museum obsession art murder love fall revenge 1930s
The disappearance of people and corpses leads a reporter to a wax museum and a sinister sculptor.
Crime, Drama
USA
1939
68 Minutes
Prof. Ed Janney
Boris Karloff Grant Withers Dorothy Tree Craig Reynolds Lotus Long Morgan Wallace Holmes Herbert Ivan Lebedeff Hooper Atchley Chester Gan
detective art collector secretary wife russian lawyer dark suspenseful china san francisco household estate office jewelry theft murder investigation false accusations romantic dilemma mystery rivalry
Detective tries to solve the murder of antiques collector who was in possession of a famous jewel known as "The Eye of the Daugther of The Moon."
Mystery & Thriller
1942
68 Minutes
Sir Reginald Bailey
Basil Rathbone Nigel Bruce Lionel Atwill Kaaren Verne William Post Jr. Dennis Hoey Mary Gordon Holmes Herbert Henry Victor Paul Fix Rudolph Anders
sherlock holmes doctor watson scientist wife government official professor moriarty intense crafty zurich london flat whitehall apartment operating room world war ii inventions kidnapping disguise secret codes torture
An Englishman (Basil Rathbone) sneaks a bombsight inventor out of Zurich, then loses him to Nazi agent Moriarty (Lionel Atwill).
Crime, Drama
USA
1946
86 Minutes
Sir William Dawson
Sydney Greenstreet Peter Lorre Joan Lorring George Coulouris Rosalind Ivan Paul Cavanagh Arthur Shields Morton Lowry Holmes Herbert Art Foster Clyde Cook
superintendent successor artist nephew politician crafty engaging thrilling scotland yard london rooming house courtroom wrongful execution murder investigation redemption teamwork police work writing rivalry discovery
After an innocent man is executed in a case he was responsible for, a Scotland Yard superintendent finds himself investigating the murder of his key witness.
Drama
USA
1945
118 Minutes
Lord Benditch
Charles Boyer Lauren Bacall Peter Lorre Victor Francen Wanda Hendrix George Coulouris Katina Paxinou John Warburton Holmes Herbert Dan Seymour Art Foster
secret agent fascist love interest double agent suspenseful intense dark london espionage war violence fascism love quest rivalry 1930s
In 1937, agents from the opposing sides of the Spanish Civil War travel to the neutral UK to secure coal contracts and to undermine each other's efforts.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1936
65 Minutes
Harold Anderson
Claire Trevor Cesar Romero Douglas Fowley Lloyd Nolan Lester Matthews Robert McWade Ralf Harolde Russell Hicks Holmes Herbert
Insurance investigator Trevor pretends to be a thief to enter a gang of jewel thieves.
Horror
USA
1944
62 Minutes
Dr. Cooper
Lon Chaney Peter Coe Virginia Christine Kay Harding Denny Meadows Martin Kosleck Kurt Katch Addison Richards Holmes Herbert Napoleon Simpson Charles Stevens
Shipped to Louisiana, the mummy Kharis from Egypt roams the bayou, tormented by his forbidden love for Princess Ananka.
War
USA
1942
110 Minutes
Tyrone Power Joan Fontaine Thomas Mitchell Henry Stephenson Nigel Bruce Gladys Cooper Philip Merivale Sara Allgood Alexander Knox Queenie Leonard Melville Cooper
aristocratic lady soldier aunt best friend hotel owner father intense patriotic moving england manor military base village dover hotel desertion patriotism class distinctions english society romance
Although she comes from an aristocratic family, beautiful Prudence Cathaway defies convention by joining the WAAFs and becoming romantically involved with an AWOL soldier.
Adventure
USA
1947
79 Minutes
Fred MacMurray Ava Gardner Roland Culver Richard Haydn Thomas Gomez Spring Byington Porter Hall George Lloyd Maylia Lal Chand Mehra H.T. Tsiang
After WW2, an American skipper returns to Singapore to retrieve his hidden stash of pearls and finds his lost fiancee who now has amnesia.
Musical
USA
1947
105 Minutes
Esther Williams Lauritz Melchior Jimmy Durante Johnnie Johnston Dame May Whitty Sharon McManus Dick Simmons Mary Stuart Ludwig Stossel Dorothy Porter Nella Walker
soldier synchronized swimmer opera singer suitor bodyguard parent lighthearted amusing emotional theater swimming pool city michigan island show business synchronized swimming father/son relationship determination love rivalry
Expected to follow his opera star father into the business, but discontent with his life; a young man pursues a career in popular music and romances the aquatic-ballet dancer he met during his time in the service.
Biography
1938
149 Minutes
Norma Shearer Tyrone Power John Barrymore Gladys George Robert Morley Anita Louise Joseph Schildkraut Henry Stephenson Reginald Gardiner Peter Bull Albert Van Dekker
marie antoinette louis xvi count louis xv duke engaging melodramatic spectacular france palace versailles, france royal life revolution affair execution love growing up wretched excess fall 1790s
The 18th-century Austrian princess (Norma Shearer) has an affair with a Swedish count (Tyrone Power) and becomes queen of France.
Adventure
USA
1952
97 Minutes
Stewart Granger Wendell Corey Cyd Charisse Morgan Farley J.M. Kerrigan Howard Petrie Houseley Stevenson Lewis Martin Henry Corden Bob Stevenson G. Pat Collins
In the Canadian mountains, a trapper goes on the run accused of a crime, and is pursued by a rugged and determined lawman of the Royal North-West Mounted Police.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1940
86 Minutes
George Brent Brenda Marshall George Tobias James Stephenson Lee Patrick Eric Blore Miles Mander Cecil Kellaway Mary Forbes Gilbert Emery Stanley Logan
Greedy diamond mine owner Eli Snedeker, resentful that his ex-foreman John Gamble stopped him from taking over kindly, but drunken, mine owner Roger Smythe's mine just as he was about to ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1948
90 Minutes
Claudette Colbert Fred MacMurray Rita Johnson Gigi Perreau Jimmy Hunt Peter Miles Lillian Bronson Hattie McDaniel Chill Wills Catherine Doucet Paul Harvey
A bachelor marries a widow and her three kids join the honeymoon.
Adventure
USA
1935
119 Minutes
Errol Flynn Olivia de Havilland Basil Rathbone Lionel Atwill Ross Alexander Guy Kibbee Henry Stephenson George Hassell Forrester Harvey Frank McGlynn Robert Barrat
doctor pirate lady governor government official sailor brash confident thrilling england port royal, jamaica ship pirates treason slavery rebellion adventure transformation 17th century
A young Irish doctor is exiled as a slave to Jamaica where he captures a Spanish galleon and becomes the most feared pirate of the Caribbean.
Adventure, Action
USA
1938
102 Minutes
Michael Curtiz Errol Flynn Olivia de Havilland Basil Rathbone Claude Rains Patric Knowles Eugene Pallette Alan Hale Herbert Mundin Una O'Connor Melville Cooper
robin hood prince king sheriff of nottingham pretty woman outlaw thrilling cheery rousing forest england castle rebellion corruption royalty wealth quest adventure rescue middle ages
When Prince John and the Norman Lords begin oppressing the Saxon masses in King Richard's absence, a Saxon lord fights back as the outlaw leader of a rebel guerrilla army.