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Aggiungi una trama nella tua linguaSherlock Holmes investigates a series of deaths at a castle with each foretold by the delivery of orange pips to the victims.Sherlock Holmes investigates a series of deaths at a castle with each foretold by the delivery of orange pips to the victims.Sherlock Holmes investigates a series of deaths at a castle with each foretold by the delivery of orange pips to the victims.
Richard Alexander
- Ralph King
- (non citato nei titoli originali)
C.E. Anderson
- Mourner
- (non citato nei titoli originali)
Wilson Benge
- Guy Davies
- (non citato nei titoli originali)
Hobart Cavanaugh
- Bit Part
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Alec Craig
- Angus
- (non citato nei titoli originali)
Cyril Delevanti
- Stanley Raeburn
- (non citato nei titoli originali)
Leslie Denison
- Sergeant Bleeker
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- QuizThe shot of the "grim old house perched high upon a cliff on the west coast of Scotland" was also used in La voce del terrore (1942). The house in the shot could not possibly be the Alastair home because, firstly, it is a church and not a house, and, secondly, close inspection reveals that the front of the house is in ruins.
- BlooperAs the murders took place in Scotland, a local policeman would have been sent to the crime scene, not Inspector Lestrade from London. The local constabulary contacted Scotland Yard/Inspector Lestrade at the behest of Sherlock Holmes. It is unlikely a policeman would have been sent from London to the north of Scotland during wartime, even at the request of Sherlock Holmes.
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Sherlock Holmes: Murder is an insidious thing, Watson. Once a man has dipped his fingers in blood, sooner or later he'll feel the urge to kill again.
- ConnessioniEdited into Who Dunit Theater: Sherlock Holmes and the House of Fear (2021)
Recensione in evidenza
Above average Holmes. The real stars, however, are the evocative Gothic interiors of the seaside cliff house. The dimly-lit great halls and chambers provide genuine atmosphere, and are a tribute to Universal's art and set directors, respectively. The plot itself is reasonably compelling as we try to guess who's killing off members of a gentleman's club one-by-one. Still and all, the brief running time, 69 minutes, doesn't allow much character development, so the whodunit angle remains underdeveloped. Couple that with the pointless presence of an unfunny Inspector LaStrade (isn't Watson supposed to supply the comic relief?) and much valuable screen time is wasted. I wish the screenplay had taken better advantage of the spooky sets by playing up the menace, as for example, the shadowy appearance of the mystery man's shoes. Or Sally Shepherd as the zombie-like housekeeper, Mrs. Monteith, who's enough to make you want to clean your own castle. Nonetheless, there's enough mystery, atmosphere, and Basil Rathbone to make this a solid Holmes entry.
- dougdoepke
- 29 dic 2009
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By what name was La casa del terrore (1945) officially released in Canada in English?
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