Terror by Night

1946

MysteryCrimeThriller

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.

"One way ticket to DEATH..!"

Rating

6.592
130 votes

Popularity

2.664

Origin & Countries

US | en | United States of America

Production

Universal Pictures

Runtime

60 min.

Status

Released

Release: 2/1/1946

Credits

Terror by Night

Roy William NeillDirector

Terror by Night

Basil RathboneSherlock Holmes

Terror by Night

Nigel BruceDr. John H. Watson

Terror by Night

Alan MowbrayMajor Duncan-Bleek

Terror by Night

Dennis HoeyInspector Lestrade

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Reviews

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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