Movie connections for
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939) More at IMDbPro »

Follows

The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)

Followed by

Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942)
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1943)
Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943)
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943)
The Spider Woman (1944)
The Scarlet Claw (1944)
The Pearl of Death (1944)
The House of Fear (1945)
The Woman in Green (1945)
Pursuit to Algiers (1945)
Terror by Night (1946)
Dressed to Kill (1946)

Version of

Sherlock Holmes (1916)
Sherlock Holmes (1922)
Sherlock Holmes (1932)
Sherlock Holmes (1981) (TV)

References

The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (1935)
 -  Moriarty falls from a tower in the 1939 film, as he did in Triumph but not in Doyle's stories.

Referenced in

G-Man Jitters (1939)
Wonderful Life (1964)
The Return of Count Yorga (1971)
 -  costume similar to the one Rathbone wears in this film seen (Holmes was never described as wearing a deerstalker and Inverness cape in Doyle's prose)
"Doogie Howser, M.D.: The Adventures of Sherlock Howser (#4.16)" (1993)
 -  title reference
"Angel: Release (#4.14)" (2003)
 -  Gunn refers to Angelus as "Vampire Moriarty".
Dixon Maison: Mystery at Hillyard Manor (2004)
A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers (2009) (TV)
 -  still picture

Featured in

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes: America's Greatest Quips, Comebacks and Catchphrases (2005) (TV)
 -  The quote "Elementary, my dear Watson." is #65 on the list.
"Time Shift: A Study in Sherlock" (2007)
 -  Excerpts from this movie shown.

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