Seven rich men retire to a Scottish castle and promptly begin to die in violent fashion. Read More »
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Pursuit to Algiers (1945) Roy William Neill, Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Marjorie Riordan
Holmes and Watson are recruited in a serpentine fashion to escort the heir to a European throne back to his native country following his father’s assassination. Read More »
The Chocolate Soldier (1941) Roy Del Ruth, Nelson Eddy, Risë Stevens, Nigel Bruce
Maria and Karl Lang are the singing duo of Vienna. Maria is very flirtatious and Karl very jealous. Read More »
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942) John Rawlins, Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Evelyn Ankers, Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery, Thriller
When a Nazi saboteur jeeringly predicts to the nation new depredations, via their radio ‘Voice of Terror’ Read More »
Hong Kong (1952) Lewis R. Foster, Ronald Reagan, Rhonda Fleming, Nigel Bruce, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Thriller, War
Roguish, Indiana Jones-like, fedora and leather jacket-wearing American adventurer and black marketeer Jeff Williams is hired to steal a priceless Read More »
Bwana Devil (1952) Arch Oboler, Robert Stack, Barbara Britton, Nigel Bruce, Adventure
British railway workers in Kenya are becoming the favorite snack of two man-eating lions. Head engineer Bob Hayward becomes obsessed with trying to kill the beasts before they maul everyone on his crew.
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Terror by Night (1946) Roy William Neill, Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Alan Mowbray, Mystery, Thriller
The penultimate entry in Universal’s Sherlock Holmes series, Terror by Night takes place almost exclusively on a speeding train, en route from London to Edinburgh. Holmes (Basil Rathbone) is on board to protect a valuable diamond from the clutches of master criminal Colonel Sebastian Moran. The trouble is, Moran is a master of disguise, and could be just about any one of the other passengers. Murder and mayhem plague the train excursion before Holmes can successfully complete his mention. Poor old Dr. Watson (Nigel Bruce) is a bit denser than usual here, though his ingenuousness is cleverly woven into the script. Alan Mowbray, who played Inspector Lestrade in the 1932 Clive Brook adaptation of Sherlock Holmes, is seen in a pivotal supporting role.
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