The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes (Der Mann, der Sherlock Holmes war) 87 years old

Two out-of-work private detectives disguise themselves as Holmes and Watson to gain attention and end up chasing counterfeiters and stolen stamps.

Credits

Heinz Rühmann as Dr. John H. Watson / Macky McPherson

Harry Hardt as Billy

Clemens Hasse as Ganove Peter

Eduard von Winterstein as Gerichtsvorsitzender

Eduard von Winterstein as Richter

Paul Bildt as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes Cast

Name	Character
Heinz Rühmann He was 35, 92 years old when he died	as Dr. John H. Watson / Macky McPherson
Harry Hardt He was 37, 81 years old when he died	as Billy
Clemens Hasse He was 29, 51 years old when he died	as Ganove Peter
Eduard von Winterstein He was 65, 89 years old when he died	as Gerichtsvorsitzender
Eduard von Winterstein He was 65, 89 years old when he died	as Richter
Paul Bildt He was 52, 82 years old when he died	as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Edwin Jürgensen He was 39, 48 years old when he died	as Staatsanwalt
Günther Ballier He was 36, 79 years old when he died	as 1. Kriminalbeamter
Ernst Legal He was 56, 74 years old when he died	as Dieter Jean
Ernst Behmer He was 61, 62 years old when he died	as 1. Schlafwagenschaffner
Charly Berger He was 37, 44 years old when he died	as Beisitzender Richter
Aribert Grimmer He was 36, 62 years old when he died	as 2. Kriminalbeamter
Erich Dunskus He was 46, 77 years old when he died	as Chef der Kriminalpolizei
Hans Junkermann He was 3, 9 years old when he died	as Exzellenz Vangon
Hilde Weissner She was 28, 77 years old when she died	as Madame Ganymare
Siegfried Schürenberg He was 37, 93 years old when he died	as Gangsterboß Lapin
F. W. Schröder-Schrom He was 58, 76 years old when he died	as Polizeidirektor
Ernst Behmer He was 61, 62 years old when he died	as Conductor
Walter Werner He was 54, 72 years old when he died	as Dr. Balderin
Gerhard Dammann He was 54, 62 years old when he died	as 3. Schlafwagenschaffner
Erich Dunskus He was 46, 77 years old when he died	as Lippert
Ernst Waldow He was 43, 70 years old when he died	as Hoteldetektiv
Otto Krieg Helbig He was 39, 78 years old when he died	as Fotoreporter
Willi Schur He was 48, 52 years old when he died	as Bahnbeamter bei der Gerichtsversammlung
Hansi Knoteck She was 23, 99 years old when she died	as Jane Berry
Marieluise Claudius She was 25, 29 years old when she died	as Mary Berry
Hans Albers He was 45, 68 years old when he died	as Sherlock Holmes / Morris Flint
Angelo Ferrari He was 39, 47 years old when he died	as Gangster Fred im Expresszug

The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes Crew

Name	Department
Fritz Arno Wagner as Director of Photography. He was 47 (68) years old when He died	Camera
Karl Hartl as Director. He was 38 (79) years old when He died	Directing
Karl Hartl as Screenplay. He was 38 (79) years old when He died	Writing
Otto Hunte as Production Design. He was 56 (79) years old when He died	Art
Hermann Fritzsching as Sound. He was 37 (54) years old when He died	Sound
Fredy Arnold as Makeup Artist.	Costume & Make-Up
Karl Plintzner as Director of Photography. He was 25 (63) years old when He died	Camera
Manon Hahn as Costume Design. She was 29 (85) years old when She died	Costume & Make-Up
Willy Schiller as Production Design. He was 37 (73) years old when He died	Art
Hans Sommer as Music. He was 23 (now 110) years old	Sound
Gertrud Hinz-Nischwitz as Editor.	Editing
Arthur Conan Doyle as Characters. He was 78 (71) years old when He died	Writing
Hans Tost as Production Manager. He was 29 (51) years old when He died	Production
Robert A. Stemmle as Screenplay. He was 34 (70) years old when He died	Writing
Alfred Greven as Producer. He was 39 (75) years old when He died	Production

The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes (87 years)

Release day: Wednesday, July 14, 1937
Runtime: 106 minutes