1943: Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce & Hillary Brooke)

SHERLOCK HOLMES FACES DEATH.....
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.

CAST.....
Basil Rathbone / Sherlock Holmes
Nigel Bruce / Doctor Watson
Dennis Hoey / Lestrade
Arthur Margetson / Doctor Sexton
Hillary Brooke / Sally Musgrave
Halliwell Hobbes / Brunton
Minna Phillips / Mrs. Howells
Milburn Stone / Captain Vickery
Gavin Muir / Phillip Musgrave
Gerald Hamer / Langford
Vernon Downing / Clavering
Olaf Hytten / Captain MacIntosh
Frederick Worlock / Geoffrey Musgrave
Martin Ashe / Slinking Figure
Joan Blair / Nora - Maid
Charles Coleman / Constable
Harold De Becker / Pub Proprietor
Mary Gordon / Mrs. Hudson
Peter Lawford / Young Sailor at Bar
Dick Rush / Constable
Eric Snowden / Sailor Trying to Play Piano
Norma Varden / Gracie - Barmaid
Heather Wilde / Jenny - Maid

CREDITS.....
Director: Roy William Neill
Story: Arthur Conan Doyle
Screenplay: Bertram Millhauser
Producer: Roy William Neill
Cinematography: Charles Van Enger
Film Editing: Fred R. Feitshans Jr.
Art Direction: John B. Goodman & Harold MacArthur
Set Decoration: Russell A. Gausman & Edward R. Robinson
Assistant Director: Melville Shyer
Costume Design: Vera West

DETAILS.....
Country: USA
Release Date: September 17, 1943
Production Company: Universal Pictures

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