Sherlock Holmes investigates when young women around London turn up murdered, each with a finger severed. Scotland Yard suspects a madman, but Holmes believes the killings to be part of a diabolical plot.
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Basil Rathbone
Sherlock Holmes
Nigel Bruce
Dr. John Watson
Hillary Brooke
Lydia Marlowe
Henry Daniell
Professor James Moriarty
Paul Cavanagh
Sir George Fenwick
Matthew Boulton
Inspector Gregson
Eve Amber
Maude Fenwick
Frederick Worlock
Dr. Onslow
Percival Vivian
Dr. Simnell
Coulter Irwin
Corporal Williams
Director
Roy William Neill
Screenplay
Bertram Millhauser
Tagline
"From her LIPS — poison that bred MURDER!"
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Production
Universal Pictures
CinemaSerf
July 1, 2022
This is maybe not one of the better of the fourteen outings for Messrs. Rathbone and Bruce, but it's still a thoroughly enjoyable watch as "Holmes" and "Watson" have to get to the bottom of a mystery that involves a series of apparently unrelated killings linked only by the fact that each victim has a severed finger. No "Lestrade" this time, but Matthew Boulton is "Insp. Gregson" who together with...
★ 6.6
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