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Terror by Night (1946)

Terror by Night poster
Directed by
Roy William Neill
Genre
crime film, mystery film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h
Rated
12
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 153 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Sherlock Holmes investigates the theft of a valuable diamond on a train. He must figure out which passenger is the thief.

classicmysterioustensewhodunittrain-setfast-pacedclevernoirish

What happens

Terror by Night is a 1946 British Sherlock Holmes crime drama film directed by Roy William Neill and starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce. It was written by Frank Gruber. The story revolves around the theft of a famous diamond aboard a train. The film's plot is a mostly original story not directly based on any of Arthur Conan Doyle's Holmes tales, but it uses minor plot elements of "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle," "The Adventure of the Empty House," "The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax," and "The Sign of Four". The film is one of four films in the series which are in the public domain. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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