Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943)
Synopsis of Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
There are those who consider Sherlock Holmes Faces Death to be the best of Universal's Holmes series, though others hold out for 1944's The Scarlet Claw. Based loosely on Conan Doyle's The Musgrave Ritual, the plot finds Holmes (Basil Rathbone) and Watson (Nigel Bruce) being summoned to the Musgrave estate when several mysterious murders occur. By the time the mystery is solved, Sally Musgrave (Hillary Brooke), young mistress of the estate, has decided to donate her property to "the people" as part of the war effort, cuing another of Holmes' patriotic curtain speeches. The best moment occurs when Holmes suddenly realizes that the floor of Musgrave castle resembles a huge chess board -- a clue vital to the ultimate solution of the case. Peter Lawford shows up unbilled as an inebriated sailor. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 68 mins
Complete Cast of Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
- Basil Rathbone - Sherlock Holmes
- Hillary Brooke - Sally Musgrave
- Arthur Margetson - Dr. Sexton
- Dennis Hoey - Inspector Lestrade
- Frederic Worlock - Geoffrey Musgrave
- Gerald Hamer - Maj. Langford
- Minna Phillips - Mrs. Howells
- Evelyn Ankers
- Ian Wolfe - Antique Store Clerk
- Norma Varden - Grace
- Peter Lawford - Bit Part
- Nigel Bruce - Dr. John H. Watson
- Milburn Stone - Capt. Vickery
- Halliwell Hobbes - Alfred Brunton
- Gavin Muir - Phillip Musgrave
- Olaf Hytten - Capt. MacIntosh
- Vernon P. Downing - Haverling
- Mary Gordon - Mrs. Hudson
- Harold de Becker - Pub proprietor
- Holmes Herbert - Man
- Heather Wilde - Jenny
- Director(s):
- Roy William Neill
- Writer(s):
- Bertram Millhauser
- Producer(s):
- Roy William Neill
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