Mystery ·Crime ·Thriller · United States of America · 1946 · 1h 0m

Terror by Night

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Director
Roy William Neill
Cast
Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes Nigel Bruce as Dr. John H. Watson Alan Mowbray as Major Duncan-Bleek Dennis Hoey as Inspector Lestrade Renee Godfrey as Vivian Vedder Frederick Worlock as Prof. William Kilbane
Crew
Maury Gertsman — Director of Photography Saul A. Goodkind — Editor Frank Gruber — Screenplay Arthur Conan Doyle — Novel Roy William Neill — Producer Vera West — Costume Design
Tagline

One way ticket to DEATH..!

Synopsis

Holmes and Watson board a passenger train bound from London to Edinburgh, to guard the Star of Rhodesia, an enormous diamond worth a fortune belonging to an elderly woman of wealth; but within the first hour of the trip, the woman's son is murdered and the diamond stolen and any of the passengers in their car could be the killer thief.

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Mood & Themes
mathematicsblack and whiteprivate detectivejewel theftgin rummysherlock holmes
Key Collaborators
Roy William Neill Director Maury Gertsman Director of Photography Saul A. Goodkind Editor Frank Gruber Screenplay Arthur Conan Doyle Novel Roy William Neill Producer Vera West Costume Design
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