SHERLOCK HOLMES CASE FILES [IMPORT]

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• Release Year: 1931
• Genre: Adventure, Classic, Suspense/Thriller
• Plot: TERROR BY NIGHT - Bonus: 'The Case of the Baker Street Nurse Maids'; 1946 : B & W : Not Rated (Mild Violence) Approx 60 min.; Holmes is hired by Roland Carstairs to safeguard the Star of Rhodesia, a fabulous diamond that is being transported via train from London to Edinburgh. Holmes replaces the diamond with a forgery that is subsequently stolen and Carstairs is murdered.; ; WOMAN IN GREEN; 1945 : B & W : Not Rated (Mild Violence) Approx 68 min.; Four women have been found murdered and each has had her forefinger severed. Scotland Yard is baffled, so they enlist the aid of Sherlock Holmes. Blackmail, hypnotism, and Professor Moriarty all play a part in this classic tale of cleuthing and skullduggery.; ; SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE SECRET WEAPON - Bonus: 'The Case of the Baker Street Bachelors'; 1942 : B & W : Not Rated (Mild Violence) Approx 68 min.; Finally having found an accomplice who's evil matches his own, Professor Moriarty is now working for the Nazis, attempting to get his hands on a revolutionary new bomb-sighting device.; ; DRESSED TO KILL; 1946 : B & W : Not Rated (Mild Violence) Approx. 72 mins.; A series of seemingly innocuous music boxes contain a secret valuable enough for someone to start murdering the boxes' owners. Holmes soon deduces that the convicted thief who designed the boxes has encoded the music with the location of printing plates stolen from the Bank of England.; ; SHERLOCK HOLMES & THE DEADLY NECKLACE - Bonus: 'The Case of the Belligerent Ghost'; 1962 : B & W : Not Rated (Mild Violence) Approx: 90 min.; Chistopher Lee takes at shot at playing Holmes in this German/French/Italian co-production based on the novel 'The Valley of Fear.' Holmes and Watson investigate the theft of Cleopatra's necklace.; ; A STUDY IN SCARLET; 1933 : B & W : Not Rated (Mild Violence) Approx. 77 min.; This Holmes adventure involves a secret society that collects the assets of its deceased members and redistributes the wealth amongst the surviving members. As one might guess, members are soon dropping like flies and Holmes and Watson are on the case!; ; THE TRIUMPH OF SHERLOCK HOLMES - Bonus: 'The Case of the Blind Man's Bluff'; 1935 : B & W : Not Rated (Mild Violence) Approx. 84 min.; We see Holmes drawn out of retirement to investigate the murder of a coal miner arranged by none other that Professor Moriarty. Ian Fleming (not to be confused with the creator of James Bond) plays Watson as he did in four out the five Wontner films.; ; MURDER AT THE BASKERVILLES; 1937 : B&W : Not Rated (Mild Violence) Approx. 67 min.; While Holmes is vacationing at the Baskerville estate Henry Baskerville's daughter's fiancée Jack Trevor is accused of stealing a racehorse named Silver Blaze and murdering its owner. Holmes not only proves Jack's innocence, but also deduces that the true villain is once again Professor Moriarty.; ; SIGN OF THE FOUR - Bonus: 'The Case of the Eiffel Tower'; 1932 : B & W : Not Rated (Mild Violence) Approx. 74 min.; For this film alone, Ian Hunter plays Watson to Wonter's Holmes. Mary Morstan seeks out the detective to protect her from a treasure-hunting escaped criminal. Holmes and Watson's investigation takes them into a seedy carnival underworld.; ; THE SPECKLED BAND; 1931 : B & W : Not Rated (Mild Violence) Approx. 84 min.; An interesting entry in the film history of Sherlock Holmes. Not only is this Raymond Massey's only turn as Holmes, but it is also his screen debut. A nefarious doctor is attempting to get hold of his stepdaughter's inheritance.
• Cast: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Alan Mowbray, Dennis Hoey, Renee Godfrey, Frederick Worlock, Mary Forbes, Skelton Knaggs, Billy Bevan, Geoffrey Steele, Gilbert Allen, Harry Cording, Boyd Davis, Gerald Hamer, Leyland Hodgson, Colin Kenny, Charles Knight, Janet Murdoch, Tom Pilkington, Bobby Wissler, Roy William Neill
• Director: Roy William Neill
• Runtime: 11:16
• Company: BCI, a Navarre Corporation Company, Brentwood Home Video
• Media Format: movie