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6.5/10 • 135

1946-02-011h 0m

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One way ticket to DEATH..!

Holmes and Watson board a passenger train bound from London to Edinburgh, to guard the Star of Rhodesia, an enormous diamond worth a fortune belonging to an elderly woman of wealth; but within the first hour of the trip, the woman's son is murdered and the diamond stolen and any of the passengers in their car could be the killer thief.

Directors
Roy William Neill
Editors
Saul A. Goodkind

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  1. Basil Rathbone

    Basil Rathbone

    Sherlock Holmes

  2. Nigel Bruce

    Nigel Bruce

    Dr. John H. Watson

  3. Alan Mowbray

    Alan Mowbray

    Major Duncan-Bleek

  4. Dennis Hoey

    Dennis Hoey

    Inspector Lestrade

  5. Renee Godfrey

    Renee Godfrey

    Vivian Vedder

  6. Frederick Worlock

    Frederick Worlock

    Prof. William Kilbane

  7. Mary Forbes

    Mary Forbes

    Lady Margaret Carstairs

  8. Skelton Knaggs

    Skelton Knaggs

    Sands - Moran's Accomplice

  9. Billy Bevan

    Billy Bevan

    Conductor Taking Tickets

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CinemaSerf

Jul 7, 2022

7/10

A wealthy young aristocrat employs "Holmes" to escort himself and his mother on a train from London to Edinburgh alongside the legendary Star of Rhodesia - a diamond the size of a duck egg. Together with trusty sidekick "Dr. Watson" and "Insp. Lestrade" who is ostensibly off fishing for salmon (it isn't quite the season) they embark on a singularly dangerous train journey. It's got plenty of dud trails for our duo, even some appropriated tea pots and a coffin - before we finally identify that the arch criminal "Col. Moran" is also on the train and he will stop at nothing to procure the ice. The pace rattles along as quickly as the train, and builds nicely to quite a quirky conclusion with a few near misses along the way. Great way to spend a hour!

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
mathematicsblack and whiteprivate detectivejewel theftgin rummysherlock holmes