Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943)

Synopsis: After Phillip and Geoffrey Musgrave are found murdered, the sole heir of the estate reads the ceremonial "Musgrave Ritual" which Sherlock Holmes believes contains the motive to the crime. Using the... After Phillip and Geoffrey Musgrave are found murdered, the sole heir of the estate reads the ceremonial "Musgrave Ritual" which Sherlock Holmes believes contains the motive to the crime. Using the manor's main hall floor as a giant chessboard and people as chess pieces, the "Ritual" eventually leads Holmes to more than he bargained for. Based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's THE MUSGRAVE RITUAL, this classic film adaptation pairs the definitive Holmes and Watson, Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce. [More]

Starring: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Hillary Brooke, Dennis Hoey

Starring: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Hillary Brooke, Dennis Hoey, Milburn Stone

Director: Roy William Neill

Director: Roy William Neill
Screenwriter: Bertram Millhauser
Story: Arthur Conan Doyle
Producer: Roy William Neill

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