Sherlock Holmes and the House of Fear (1945)

Original title

The House of Fear

Directed by

Roy William Neill

Genre

crime film, mystery film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 13m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 117 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson investigate a series of murders connected to a secretive group called the House of Fear. The victims receive orange pips before their deaths.

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What happens

The House of Fear is a 1945 Sherlock Holmes crime horror film starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce. Directed by Roy William Neill, it is loosely based on the 1891 short story "The Five Orange Pips" by Arthur Conan Doyle. It is the 10th film of the Rathbone/Bruce collaboration as Holmes and Dr. Watson. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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