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The House of Fear

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6.8/10 • 96

1945-03-161h 9m

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HORROR stalking its halls!

The Good Comrades are a collection of varied gentlemen who crave one thing - solitude. They reside at Drearcliff House, ancestral home of their eldest member. All seems serene and convivial until one by one the members begin to perish in the most grisly of manners. Foul play is suspected by the Good Comrades' insurance agent, who turns to Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson for guidance.

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 Watson

  3. Aubrey Mather

    Aubrey Mather

    Alastair

  4. Paul Cavanagh

    Paul Cavanagh

    Simon Merrivale

  5. Dennis Hoey

    Dennis Hoey

    Inspector Lestrade

  6. Harry Cording

    Harry Cording

    John Simpson

  7. Holmes Herbert

    Holmes Herbert

    Alan Cosgrave

  8. Sally Shepherd

    Sally Shepherd

    Mrs. Monteith

  9. Gavin Muir

    Gavin Muir

    Chalmers

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CinemaSerf

Jul 1, 2022

7/10

"Holmes" and "Watson" are chewing the fat in Baker St. when an insurance fellow comes to visit. He is puzzled by the unexplained deaths of some old folks living together at a remote Scottish castle. The thing is, each deceased person leaves the total value of their life policy to the remainder of the group. Their interest piqued, off they head to the home of the rather dotty "Mr. Alastair" (Aubrey Mather) where they discover that before the deaths of each of their "Good Comrades", that person had received an envelope containing orange pips. Messrs. Rathbone and Bruce, alongside a sterling effort from Dennis Hoey as the typically hapless "Insp. Lestrade" and the usual stalwarts from the series - Paul Cavanagh and Harry Cording all keep this enjoyable murder(s) mystery ticking along nicely with plenty of red herrings and spooky goings-on. Great fun.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
castleblack and whiteseries of murdersancestorsherlock holmes