Holmes is hired by Roland Carstairs to prevent the theft of the Star of Rhodesia, an enormous diamond owned by Carstairs’ mother, Lady Margaret. Read More »
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In Person (1935) William A. Seiter, Ginger Rogers, George Brent, Alan Mowbray
Noted psychiatrist Dr. Aaron Sylvester has Hollywood star Carol Corliss as a patient. Read More »
The Cowboy and the Blonde (1941) Ray McCarey, Mary Beth Hughes, George Montgomery, Alan Mowbray, Comedy, Western
Rodeo rider Lank tries his hand at movie making. Spoiled established star Crystal throws tantrums, but after the rodeo she’s easy for Lank to handle. Read More »
The Devil with Hitler (1942) Gordon Douglas, Alan Mowbray, Bobby Watson, George E. Stone, Comedy
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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