The Woman in Green

The Woman in Green

15/6/1945 1h 8m 6.4/10

Overview

Sherlock Holmes investigates when young women around London turn up murdered, each with a finger severed. Scotland Yard suspects a madman, but Holmes believes the killings to be part of a diabolical plot.

Director

Roy William Neill

Top Billed Cast

Paul Cavanagh

Paul Cavanagh

Sir George Fenwick

Henry Daniell

Henry Daniell

Professor James Moriarty

Hillary Brooke

Hillary Brooke

Lydia Marlowe

Basil Rathbone

Basil Rathbone

Sherlock Holmes

Nigel Bruce

Nigel Bruce

Dr. John Watson

Matthew Boulton

Matthew Boulton

Inspector Gregson

Reviews

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

7/1/2022

7/10

This is maybe not one of the better of the fourteen outings for Messrs. Rathbone and Bruce, but it's still a thoroughly enjoyable watch as "Holmes" and "Watson" have to get to the bottom of a mystery that involves a series of apparently unrelated killings linked only by the fact that each victim has a severed finger. No "Lestrade" this time, but Matthew Boulton is "Insp. Gregson" who together with our deductive duo, tries to get to the bottom of it all - and as their investigations deepen, they discover that their long thought dead nemesis "Prof. Moriarty" (Henry Daniell) is back and even more nasty! This also has a suitably classy, menacing performance from Hilary Brooke as femme fatale "Lydia Marlow" to keep the pot boiling before quite a tense denouement. Well worth a watch.

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