Cast & Crew

Directed by

Roy William Neill

Writing Credits

Arthur Conan Doyle
(story collection "The Return of Sherlock Holmes")
Leonard Lee
(original screenplay)

Cast

Basil Rathbone
Sherlock Holmes
Nigel Bruce
Dr. John H. Watson
Marjorie Riordan
Sheila Woodbury
Rosalind Ivan
Agatha Dunham
Morton Lowry
Sanford
Leslie Vincent
Nikolas Watson
Martin Kosleck
Mirko
Rex Evans
Gregor
John Abbott
Jodri
Gerald Hamer
Kingston
William 'Wee Willie' Davis
Gubec
Frederick Worlock
Prime Minister
Wilson Benge
Clergyman
Sven Hugo Borg
Johansson
Ernst Brengt
Ship Passenger
James Carlisle
Aide
Ashley Cowan
Steward
James Craven
Anton Petzval
Sayre Dearing
Aide
Tom Dillon
Matthias Cherney
John Dutra
Sailor steering Boat
Alan Edmiston
Man with Newspaper
Curt Furberg
Ship Passenger
Gregory Gaye
Ravez
Olaf Hytten
Stimson
Gordon Jackson
Steward
Dorothy Kellogg
Blonde Floozie at Bar
George Leigh
Reginald Dene
Eric Mayne
Pub Patron
Charles Millsfield
Ship Passenger
Sam Savitsky
Ship Passenger
Cap Somers
Dock Worker

Produced by

Howard Benedict
executive producer
Roy William Neill
producer

Cinematography by

Paul Ivano

Editing by

Saul A. Goodkind

Art Direction by

John B. Goodman
Martin Obzina

Set Decoration by

Russell A. Gausman
Ralph Sylos

Costume Design by

Vera West

Makeup Department

Jack P. Pierce
director of makeup

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Seward Webb
assistant director

Sound Department

Bernard B. Brown
sound director
Robert Pritchard
sound technician

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Eugene Joseff
costume jeweler (uncredited)

Music Department

Edgar Fairchild
musical director
Ralph Freed
composer: stock music (uncredited)
Leigh Harline
composer: stock music (uncredited)
Hans J. Salter
composer: stock music (uncredited)
Paul Sawtell
composer: stock music (uncredited)
Frank Skinner
composer: stock music (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Raymond Kessler
dialogue director
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