Later in 1939 a second film , '' The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes '' , followed , which was based on '' Sherlock Holmes '' , a stage play written by William Gillette .
Later in 1939 a second film , '' The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes '' , followed , directed by Alfred L. Werker . 
 The film was based on '' Sherlock Holmes '' , a 1916 stage play written by William Gillette .