Watson, while attending to convalescing soldiers at musgrave manor in northumberland, becomes ensnared in a series of murders of course requiring sherlock holmes powers of deduction to. Sherlock holmes faces death basil rathbone nigel bruce hillary brooke 1943 watson nigel bruce brings in holmes basil rathbone on a case of ritual murder at the old musgrave estate. Made in 1943, it is a loose adaptation of sir arthur conan doyles holmes story the adventure of the musgrave ritual. While sir arthur conan doyle is best known for his sherlock holmes stories, that was not the work he valued the most. It is a loose adaptation of sir arthur conan doyles holmes. Basil rathbone and nigel bruce star in the 1943 mystery sherlock holmes faces death, released on dvd from mpi.
Watson, tending recuperating soldiers housed at centuriesold musgrave manor, summons sherlock holmes to investigate strange happenings. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Sherlock holmes faces death roy william neill 1943 65min. This story is famous as it features the official return of sherlock holmes from his presumed death in the final problem. Sherlock holmes faces death is based on the arthur conan doyle story the.
His cases have gained countless fans, and still remains popular. Sherlock holmes faces death by roy william neill basil rathbone. He summons holmes for help and the master detective proceeds to solve the crime. With basil rathbone, nigel bruce, dennis hoey, arthur margetson. List of sherlock holmes novels and books in chronological. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. Sherlock holmes faces death the arthur conan doyle. Sherlock holmes faces death conan doyle visit portsmouth. Sherlock holmes faces death 1943 action, crime, filmnoir, mystery. Here is a list of all the titles written by sir arthur conan doyle in the sherlock holmes book series. Sherlock holmes faces death 1943 action, crime, film. Sherlock holmes faces death 1943 tipping my fedora. He summons holmes for help and the master detective proceeds to solve the crime from. Sherlock holmes faces death 1943 action, crime, filmnoir.
Sherlock holmes faces death sherlock holmes faces death is the sixth film in the basil rathbonenigel bruce series of sherlock holmes films. He was very proud of his historical novels and considered them some of his finest work. Sherlock holmes faces death 1943 crime, filmnoir, mystery during wwii several murders occur at a convalescent home where dr. But then, i could watch nigel bruce read the phone book. Sherlock holmes faces death is an american movie released on 17 september 1943, produced by universal pictures, starring basil rathbone as sherlock. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. There are those who consider sherlock holmes faces death to be the best of universals holmes series, though others hold out for 1944s the scarlet claw. Basil rathbone, nigel bruce, dennis hoey, arthur margetson, hillary brooke, halliwell hobbes, minna phillips. Sherlock holmes faces death this is the 6th film starring basil rathbone and nigel bruce.
Its three immediate predecessors in the film series were world war ii spy adventures with holmes and dr. Sherlock holmes is a worldfamous fictional detective. Mycroft, his older brother, has been found with a knife in his hand, locked in a room with a corpse. During wwii several murders occur at a convalescent home. In 1903, conan doyle wrote the adventure of the empty house. If you like sherlock holmes or classic tv or movie, please subscribe. Sherlock holmes faces death is the sixth film in the basil rathbonenigel bruce series of sherlock holmes films. The year is 1868, and fourteenyearold sherlock holmes faces his most baffling mystery yet. David stuart davies, starring sherlock holmes london. Following the adventure of the empty house, conan doyle would sporadically write new holmes stories until 1927. Sherlock holmes faces death is the first of the contemporary films to dispense with any nazi bad guys, and i sort of missed them. List of sherlock holmes novels and books in chronological order. Sherlock holmes faces death 1943 skip to main content.
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