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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.
Theatrical
Jul 27, 1945
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Universal Pictures
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london, england
scotland yard
amnesia
blackmail
hypnosis
investigation
violence against women
femme fatale
trance
black and white
series of murders
hypnotist
hypnotism
ledge
assassination attempt
mutilated body
severed finger
silhouette on window shade
bust of julius caesar
holmes vs moriarty
sherlock holmes
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Cast
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Basil Rathbone
Sherlock Holmes
N
Nigel Bruce
Dr. John Watson
H
Hillary Brooke
Lydia Marlowe
H
Henry Daniell
Professor James Moriarty
P
Paul Cavanagh
Sir George Fenwick
M
Matthew Boulton
Inspector Gregson
F
Frederick Worlock
Dr. Onslow
P
Percival Vivian
Dr. Simnell
C
Coulter Irwin
Corporal Williams
S
Sally Shepherd
Crandon
M
Mary Gordon
Mrs. Hudson
J
John Burton
Waring the Mesmerist (uncredited)
H
Harold De Becker
Shoelace Vendor Henchman (uncredited)
T
Tony Ellis
Carter the Hypnotized Subject (uncredited)
B
Bess Flowers
Bar Patron (seen in mirror) (uncredited)
K
Kay Harding
4th Victim (uncredited)
A
Alec Harford
Commissioner of the CID (uncredited)
O
Olaf Hytten
Fenwick's Butler Norris (uncredited)
B
Boyd Irwin
Short-Tempered Officer Closing Window (uncredited)
E
Eric Mayne
Member of Mesmer Club (uncredited)
Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) Collection
A series of fourteen films based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories was released between 1939 and 1946; the British actors Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce played Holmes and Dr. John Wa...
Quotes
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From Her LIPS - Poison That Bred MURDER!
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Temptress or Murderer: A Dual Identity
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Temptress of Pleasure - or Mistress of Murder?
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