For at camouflere, at han er optaget af en plan om at stjæle Kronjuvelerne, sætter skurken Moriarty et falsk spor for mesterdetektiven Sherlock Holmes. Dette er den anden Holmes filmatisering med Basil Rathbone som indbegrebet af den store detektiv og med Nigel Bruce som hans følgesvend Dr. Watson. Filmen, der er fra 1939, er fuld af atmosfære og begavede replikker, omend manuskriptet ikke har meget med Conan Doyle at gøre.
The 1953 coronation of Queen Elizabeth II marked the moment when she was formally recognized as England's new sovereign in front of God and her subjects. Three hundred million people tuned in, making it the most watched event in history. Now, for the first time, Her Majesty shares memories of the ceremony. Join us as we unlock a thousand years of coronation secrets and provide an unprecedented, up-close look at the legendary Crown Jewels.
Brothers Michael and David Tremayne decide to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London, not for criminal purposes, but to make themselves famous.
An ex-soldier turned highwayman uncovers a plot to take control of England from King Charles II.
Madeline attempts to stop the theft of the Mona Lisa in the Louvre, but no one believes her; so, she is sent to a finishing school in London. But now the thieves are also in London, and they will try to rob the Crown Jewels! Would Madeline be able to stop them?
Buffoonish Ernest and his dimwitted pal Abner unearth a huge cannon reputed to contain the crown jewels of England.