sherlock holmes in washington be one of the good holmes and watson caper . direct by roy william neil and the master of deductive reason sherlock holmes ( basil rathbone ) and his often bumble parter dr. watson ( nigel bruce ) make a trip to washington and d. c. after a top secret agent be kidnap and murder after pass off hidden valuable microfilm inside the cover of a matchbook . wwii nazi spy use an antique furniture shop a a front for their misdeed and act of treason . holmes be pretty hard to get the best of even on this side of the atlantic . it be humorous that watson be baffle by bubble gum . a young marjorie lord be very impressive . also in the cast represent henry daniell and george zucco and john archer and thurston hall .