The House of Fear

1945

MysteryCrimeHorror

The Good Comrades are a collection of varied gentlemen who crave one thing - solitude. They reside at Drearcliff House, ancestral home of their eldest member. All seems serene and convivial until one by one the members begin to perish in the most grisly of manners. Foul play is suspected by the Good Comrades' insurance agent, who turns to Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson for guidance.

"HORROR stalking its halls!"

Rating

6.9
101 votes

Popularity

1.6485

Origin & Countries

US | en | United States of America

Production

Universal Pictures

Runtime

69 min.

Status

Released

Release: 3/16/1945

Credits

The House of Fear

Roy William NeillDirector

The House of Fear

Basil RathboneSherlock Holmes

The House of Fear

Nigel BruceDr. John Watson

The House of Fear

Aubrey MatherAlastair

The House of Fear

Paul CavanaghSimon Merrivale

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Reviews

CinemaSerf

7/1/2022

7 / 10

"Holmes" and "Watson" are chewing the fat in Baker St. when an insurance fellow comes to visit. He is puzzled by the unexplained deaths of some old folks living together at a remote Scottish castle. The thing is, each deceased person leaves the total value of their life policy to the remainder of the group. Their interest piqued, off they head to the home of the rather dotty "Mr. Alastair" (Aubrey Mather) where they discover that before the deaths of each of their "Good Comrades", that person had received an envelope containing orange pips. Messrs. Rathbone and Bruce, alongside a sterling effort from Dennis Hoey as the typically hapless "Insp. Lestrade" and the usual stalwarts from the series - Paul Cavanagh and Harry Cording all keep this enjoyable murder(s) mystery ticking along nicely with plenty of red herrings and spooky goings-on. Great fun.

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