Black Angel 1946   N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Roy William Neill
Cast: Dan Duryea, June Vincent, Peter Lorre, Broderick Crawford, Constance Dowling, Wallace Ford, Hobart Cavanaugh, Freddie Steele, John Phillips, Ben Bard, Junius Matthews, Marion Martin
Although innocent, Kirk Bennett (John Phillips) is sentenced to death for the murder of Martin Blair's (Dan Duryea) ex-wife (Constance Dowling). Kirk's wife, Catherine (June Vincent), teams up with Martin to prove Kirk's innocence.
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The Black Room 1935  N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Roy William Neill
Cast: Boris Karloff, Marian Marsh, Robert Allen, Thurston Hall, Katherine DeMille, Henry Kolker, Colin Tapley, Edward Van Sloan, John Buckler, John Bleifer
Condemned by his neighboring villagers, a baron–Gregor (Boris Karloff)–has murdered his twin brother for ill-begotten gains.
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 Dressed to Kill 1946 N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Mystery
aka: Sherlock Holmes in Dressed to Kill
Director: Roy William Neill
Cast: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Patricia Morison, Edmund Breon, Frederick Worlock, Carl Harbord, Tom Dillon, Mary Gordon, Ian Wolfe, Harry Cording
In this last Sherlock Holmes film starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce as Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson, they track down stolen engraving plates from the Bank of England.
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Eyes of the Underworld 1943 N/R, 61 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Roy William Neill
Cast: Richard Dix, Wendy Barrie, Lon Chaney Jr., Lloyd Corrigan, Don Porter, Billy Lee, Marc Lawrence, Edward Pawley, Joseph Crehan, Wade Boteler
Just as police chief Richard Bryan (Richard Dix) is about to obtain success in ridding his town of mobsters, his own past prison record comes back to haunt him.
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Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man 1943 N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Roy William Neill
Cast: Lon Chaney Jr., Ilona Massey, Bela Lugosi, Patric Knowles, Lionel Atwill, Maria Ouspenskaya, Dennis Hoey, Don Barclay, Rex Evans, Dwight Frye, Harry Stubbs, Jeff Corey, Torben Meyer, Doris Lloyd, Martha Vickers
"The Wolf Man" Lawrence Talbot (Lon Chaney Jr.) has been resurrected from the dead, and a gypsy lady, Maleva (Maria Ouspenskaya), tells him that the only way to stay dead is to talk to Dr. Frankenstein. Maleva joins Lawrence in his search for Frankenstein, and when they find Frankenstein's daughter Elsa (Ilona Massey), they learn that Frankenstein has died. Elsa is engaged to scientist Dr. Manning (Patric Knowles) who tries to cure Larry. But, when Frankenstein's monster (Bela Lugosi) is discovered in a block of ice, Larry chips him out, and a battle ensues.
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The House of Fear 1945 N/R, 69 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Roy William Neill
Cast: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Aubrey Mather, Dennis Hoey, Paul Cavanagh, Holmes Herbert, Harry Cording, Sally Shepherd, Gavin Muir, David Clyde
Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) and Dr. Watson (Nigel Bruce) are on the trail of the solution to a number of murders of guests at a Scottish mansion.
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The Lone Wolf Returns 1935 N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Roy William Neill
Cast: Melvyn Douglas, Gail Patrick, Tala Birell, Henry Mollison, Thurston Hall, Douglass Dumbrille, Nana Bryant, Robert Middlemass, Robert Emmett O'Connor, Raymond Walburn
This is the first of an extended series of Lone Wolf films, which followed earlier silent and early talkie versions. The hero is Michael Lanyard (The Lone Wolf), a dapper jewel thief who is always ready to help a damsel in distress. In this episode, The Lone Wolf (Melvyn Douglas) falls in love with a girl he intends to rob. After backing out, he is blackmailed by crooks to participate in a high-stakes heist.
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The Menace 1932  N/R, 64 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Roy William Neill
Cast: H.B. Warner, Bette Davis, Walter Byron, Natalie Moorhead, William B. Davidson, Crauford Kent, Halliwell Hobbes, Charles K. Gerrard, Murray Kinnell, Montagu Love
After spending time in prison for murdering his father, a young man returns to seek revenge on those responsible for his imprisonment.
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 The Pearl of Death 1944 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Roy William Neill
Cast: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Dennis Hoey, Evelyn Ankers, Holmes Herbert, Mary Gordon, Richard Nugent, Ian Wolfe, Miles Mander, Billy Bevan
This film was adapted from Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Six Napoleons." The story involves the plot to steal a $250,000 pearl and how Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) and Doctor Watson (Nigel Bruce) get to the bottom of the matter.
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Pursuit to Algiers 1945 N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Mystery
Director: Roy William Neill
Cast: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Marjorie Riordan, Rosalind Ivan, Martin Kosleck, John Abbott, Morton Lowry, Frederick Worlock, Gerald Hamer, Rex Evans, Leslie Vincent, William "Wee Willie" Davis, Wilson Benge, Tom Dillon, Sven Hugo Borg
While sailing from London to Algiers, Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) and Dr. Watson (Nigel Bruce) protect a prince, Far Eastern regent Nikolas (Leslie Vincent), on his trip home following his father's assassination. Nikolas is disguised as Watson's son in an effort to confuse possible assassins who are on Nikolas' trail. As luck would have it, the assassins are among the passengers, and Holmes must weed out the good passengers from the bad.
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 The Scarlet Claw 1944 N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama / Thriller
Director: Roy William Neill
Cast: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Gerald Hamer, Paul Cavanagh, Arthur Hohl, Ian Wolfe, Miles Mander, David Clyde, Olaf Hytten, Victoria Horne, Kay Harding, George Kirby, Clyde Fillmore, Eric Wilton
Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) and Doctor Watson (Nigel Bruce) travel to Canada to investigate murders in which the victims' throats have been ripped out. Residents tell Holmes that a legendary monster haunts the area, and they believe that the monster has been killing their neighbors. But, Holmes suspects that the killer is an actor, Potts (Gerald Hamer), who is a master of disguises, and Holmes sets a trap to identify the killer. One of Rathbone's and Bruce's very best.
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 Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon 1942 N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Roy William Neill
Cast: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Lionel Atwill, Kaaren Verne, Holmes Herbert, Mary Gordon, Dennis Hoey, Harry Woods, Paul Fix, William Post Jr.
Set in 1940s' Britain, this Sherlock Holmes film involves espionage and Gestapo intrigue. Although Holmes (Basil Rathbone) has been updated to the 1940s, the story fares well.
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 Sherlock Holmes Faces Death 1943 N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Roy William Neill
Cast: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Hillary Brooke, Dennis Hoey, Milburn Stone, Halliwell Hobbes, Mary Gordon, Gavin Muir, Gerald Hamer, Vernon Downing
Based on Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Musgrave Ritual," Basil Rathbone plays Sherlock Holmes who solves the mystery surrounding murders at the Musgrave estate. Look for young Peter Lawford in a bit part.
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Sherlock Holmes in Washington 1943 N/R, 71 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Roy William Neill
Cast: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Marjorie Lord, Henry Daniell, George Zucco, Holmes Herbert, John Archer, Gavin Muir, Ian Wolfe, Thurston Hall
Filmed during World War II, this movie is about Nazi spies trying to get their hands on microfilm hidden in a matchbox. Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) sleuths out the villains.
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 The Spider Woman 1944 N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Mystery
aka: Sherlock Holmes and the Spider Woman
Director: Roy William Neill
Cast: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Gale Sondergaard, Dennis Hoey, Mary Gordon, Vernon Downing, Alec Craig, Arthur Hohl, Stanley Logan, Harry Cording
Gale Sondergaard is the Spider Woman whose game is to drive gamblers to the point of suicide so that she can collect on their insurance. Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) puts an end to her evil deeds in this good episode.
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Terror by Night 1946 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Roy William Neill
Cast: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Alan Mowbray, Dennis Hoey, Mary Forbes, Billy Bevan, Frederick Worlock, Leyland Hodgson, Harry Cording, Skelton Knaggs
This Sherlock Holmes story takes place on a train heading for Scotland. Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) and Doctor Watson (Nigel Bruce) encounter murders and solve the mystery, which also involves a stolen diamond.
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The Woman in Green 1945 N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Roy William Neill
Cast: Basil Rathbone, Hillary Brooke, Nigel Bruce, Henry Daniell, Mary Gordon, Paul Cavanagh, Matthew Boulton, Frederick Worlock, Olaf Hytten, Billy Bevan
With severed fingers for clues, Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) and Doctor Watson (Nigel Bruce) follow their logic to a murder syndicate headed by Moriarty (Henry Daniell).
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| 1. Black Angel (1946)
2. The Black Room (1935)
3. Blind Date (1934)
4. Dressed to Kill (1946)
aka: Sherlock Holmes in Dressed to Kill
5. Eyes of the Underworld (1943)
6. Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)
7. Gypsy Wildcat (1944)
8. The House of Fear (1945)
9. The Lone Wolf Returns (1935)
10. The Menace (1932)
11. The Pearl of Death (1944)
12. Pursuit to Algiers (1945)
13. The Scarlet Claw (1944)
14. Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942)
15. Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943)
16. Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943)
17. The Spider Woman (1944)
aka: Sherlock Holmes and the Spider Woman
18. Terror by Night (1946)
19. The Woman in Green (1945)
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