Fine Sherlock Holmes movie with nice settings , thrills , plot twists , suspense , unanswered mysteries and an outstanding , first-class villain . Dr. Watson (Nigel Bruce) is staying at Musgrave Manor where lives three brothers : Phillip Musgrave (Gavin Muir) , Geoffrey Musgrave (Frederick Worlock) and Sally Musgrave (Hillary Brooke) . There Watson assists convalescing military officers during World War II who are rooming there . When the owner of the manor Dr. Sexton (Arthur Margetson) is assaulted and injured by an unknown assailant, Watson summons Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) to the mansion to detect who the culprit is , and as soon as they arrive another dead body shows up . As Holmes and Watson uncover more clues Sally Musgrave (Hillary Brooke) is required by family tradition to recite the Musgrave Verse for a ritual performed at a funeral. Later on , there happens other grisly murders . But Holmes suspects these killings have been committed by a sinister mastermind , an ominous murderous who is as cunning as Doctor Moriarty . Holmes helped by his bumbling , dumb colleague Doctor Watson , along with Inspector Lestrade (Dennis Hoey) starting investigating the strange events . Believing that the clue to the identity of the murderer is located in the Musgrave Verse , Holmes finds language referring to Chess Game .THEIR NEWEST AND GREATEST ADVENTURE! . As Startling as a Scream in the Night! .To convalescing military officers during World War II. The crime masters at their greatest! New Thrills! Holmes Haunts a House! . Screen's weirdest Terror. His best Mystery of all !. Grim Mystery to hold you breathless!. As the mystery wizards tackle a trackless terror! .
A genuine ripping yarn with much suspense , thrilling events and moody intrigue at a mansion . Interesting and suspenseful entry with Basil Rathbone facing off a strange and terrible murderer at a house where several ex-soldiers suffering from different battle psychoses . The film gets mystery , tension , thrills , detective action , red herrings and packs an exciting deal of outstanding surprises with great lots of fun . Of course , Holmes and Watson solve the bloody mystery at the end .Displaying atmospheric settings , adequate cinematography with plenty of lights and shades, as well as evocative musical score from Hans J. Salter and Frank Skinner .This is a top-drawer and intriguing film with horror elements in Universal style , freely based on the splendid novels by Arthur Conan Doyle . Nice atmosphere similar to classic filmed in 1939 The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sidney Landfield with Basil Rathbone , Nigel Bruce y Richard Greene . Magnificent Basil Rathbone's interpretation , considered to be the best and most authentic Sherlock Holmes . Rathbone plays Holmes as an intelligent , obstinate , broody, pipesmoking sleuth , his acting is similar to subsequent actors as Peter Cushing and Jeremy Brett for TV or Nicol Williamson (Seven-per-cent-solution) or Christopher Plummer (Murder by decree) . As usual , Dr. Watson plays his botcher, bungler or clumsy partner , masterfully incarnated by Nigel Bruce . They are well accompanied by notorious secondaries as Milburn Stone ,Arthur Margetson and Hillary Brooke . In addition , usual secondaries as Inspector Lestrade : Dennis Hoey , and Mrs Hudson : Mary Gordon
It contains adequate and brilliant cinematography by cameraman Charles Van Enger. This atmospheric motion picture was compellingly directed by Roy William Neill who shot efficiently various episodes of the attractive series . Neill directed in his ordinary style , in fact he was regular filmmaker -along with John Rawlins- of the stunning series , such as : Dressed to Kill, Terror by Night , Pursuit to Algiers , The Woman in Green, The House of fear , Sherlock Holmes in Washington , Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon , Scarlet Claw , among others . Rating : Better than average. 7/10. The picture will appeal to fans of the excellent series starred by Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, resulting to be one of the best episodes.
A genuine ripping yarn with much suspense , thrilling events and moody intrigue at a mansion . Interesting and suspenseful entry with Basil Rathbone facing off a strange and terrible murderer at a house where several ex-soldiers suffering from different battle psychoses . The film gets mystery , tension , thrills , detective action , red herrings and packs an exciting deal of outstanding surprises with great lots of fun . Of course , Holmes and Watson solve the bloody mystery at the end .Displaying atmospheric settings , adequate cinematography with plenty of lights and shades, as well as evocative musical score from Hans J. Salter and Frank Skinner .This is a top-drawer and intriguing film with horror elements in Universal style , freely based on the splendid novels by Arthur Conan Doyle . Nice atmosphere similar to classic filmed in 1939 The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sidney Landfield with Basil Rathbone , Nigel Bruce y Richard Greene . Magnificent Basil Rathbone's interpretation , considered to be the best and most authentic Sherlock Holmes . Rathbone plays Holmes as an intelligent , obstinate , broody, pipesmoking sleuth , his acting is similar to subsequent actors as Peter Cushing and Jeremy Brett for TV or Nicol Williamson (Seven-per-cent-solution) or Christopher Plummer (Murder by decree) . As usual , Dr. Watson plays his botcher, bungler or clumsy partner , masterfully incarnated by Nigel Bruce . They are well accompanied by notorious secondaries as Milburn Stone ,Arthur Margetson and Hillary Brooke . In addition , usual secondaries as Inspector Lestrade : Dennis Hoey , and Mrs Hudson : Mary Gordon
It contains adequate and brilliant cinematography by cameraman Charles Van Enger. This atmospheric motion picture was compellingly directed by Roy William Neill who shot efficiently various episodes of the attractive series . Neill directed in his ordinary style , in fact he was regular filmmaker -along with John Rawlins- of the stunning series , such as : Dressed to Kill, Terror by Night , Pursuit to Algiers , The Woman in Green, The House of fear , Sherlock Holmes in Washington , Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon , Scarlet Claw , among others . Rating : Better than average. 7/10. The picture will appeal to fans of the excellent series starred by Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, resulting to be one of the best episodes.