Terror by Night

Terror by Night

1/2/1946 1h 0m 6.5/10

Overview

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.

Director

Roy William Neill

Top Billed Cast

Alan Mowbray

Alan Mowbray

Major Duncan-Bleek

Basil Rathbone

Basil Rathbone

Sherlock Holmes

Dennis Hoey

Dennis Hoey

Inspector Lestrade

Nigel Bruce

Nigel Bruce

Dr. John H. Watson

Renee Godfrey

Renee Godfrey

Vivian Vedder

Frederick Worlock

Frederick Worlock

Prof. William Kilbane

Reviews

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

7/7/2022

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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