Sherlock Holmes Faces Death

1943 68 min ★ 6.9 Mystery, Crime, Thriller

During WWII several murders occur at a convalescent home where Dr. Watson has volunteered his services. He summons Holmes for help and the master detective proceeds to solve the crime from a long list of suspects including the owners of the home, the staff and the patients recovering there.

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Cast

Basil Rathbone

Sherlock Holmes

Nigel Bruce

Doctor Watson

Dennis Hoey

Inspector Lestrade

Hillary Brooke

Sally Musgrave

Mary Gordon

Mrs. Hudson

Halliwell Hobbes

Alfred Brunton, the butler

Milburn Stone

Capt. Pat Vickery

Minna Phillips

Mrs. Howells

Arthur Margetson

Dr. Bob Sexton

Gavin Muir

Phillip Musgrave

Details

Director

Roy William Neill

Screenplay

Bertram Millhauser

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Production

Universal Pictures

Reviews

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John Chard

December 28, 2019

★ 9/10

Murky Murders at Musgrave Manor. Oh I do like this one, this is what I want from my Sherlock Holmes, a sneaky little murder mystery to be solved all set inside a rickety old manor that oozes foreboding as our protagonists walk up the path. A manor that has secret chambers, creaking floorboards, creaking servants, the mystery basement, and of course the impending glee of knowing Holmes & Watso...

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CinemaSerf

June 26, 2022

★ 7/10

“Watson” (Nigel Bruce) has offered his professional services to a wartime convalescent home where his assistant “Sexton” (Arthur Margetson) is mysteriously stabbed in the neck. Determined not to expose his war-weary patients to a formal police investigation, he secures the services of “Holmes” (Basil Rathbone) to get to the bottom of things. As soon as he arrives, he discovers that the house belon...