Directed by:
Roy William NeillScreenplay:
Frank GruberCinematography:
Maury GertsmanCast:
Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Alan Mowbray, Dennis Hoey, Renee Godfrey, Frederick Worlock, Mary Forbes, Billy Bevan, Colin Kenny, Harry Cording, Stuart Holmes (more)VOD (1)
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Holmes is hired by Roland Carstairs to prevent the theft of the Star of Rhodesia, an enormous diamond owned by Carstairs' mother, Lady Margaret. Believing the diamond will be stolen on a train trip from London to Edinburgh, Holmes deftly switches diamonds with Lady Margaret while in her compartment. Soon after, Roland is murdered and the fake diamond is stolen. Red herrings abound as Holmes, aided by Dr. Watson and Inspector Lestrade, discover the murderer's hiding place and deduce that long-time foe Moriarty's henchman Colonel Sebastian Moran is somehow involved in the crime. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Basil Rathbone
South Africa
Best movies:
Captain Blood (1935)
We're No Angels (1955)
The Dawn Patrol (1938)
Nigel Bruce
Mexico
Best movies:
Limelight (1952)
Rebecca (1940)
The Rains Came (1939)
Alan Mowbray
UK
Best movies:
Desire (1936)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
The King and I (1956)
Dennis Hoey
UK
Best movies:
The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)
Anna and the King of Siam (1946)
Uncertain Glory (1944)
Renee Godfrey
USA
Best movies:
Inherit the Wind (1960)
Citizen Kane (1941)
Kitty Foyle (1940)
Frederick Worlock
UK
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Spartacus (1960)
The Sea Hawk (1940)
Mary Forbes
UK
Best movies:
Song of Love (1947)
You Gotta Stay Happy (1948)
Captain Blood (1935)
Billy Bevan
Australia
Best movies:
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
Rebecca (1940)
Mrs. Miniver (1942)
Colin Kenny
Ireland
Best movies:
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
My Fair Lady (1964)
Harry Cording
UK
Best movies:
East of Eden (1955)
The Last of the Mohicans (1936)
The Sea Hawk (1940)
Stuart Holmes
USA
Best movies:
Song of Love (1947)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955)
Gerald Hamer
UK
Best movies:
The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
Swing Time (1936)
The Lodger (1944)
Boyd Davis
USA
Best movies:
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
You'll Never Get Rich (1941)
Samson and Delilah (1949)
Leyland Hodgson
UK
Best movies:
The Great Dictator (1940)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
Rebecca (1940)
Skelton Knaggs
UK
Best movies:
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)
The Lodger (1944)
Night and Day (1946)