The Speckled Band 1931  N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Jack Raymond
Cast: Raymond Massey, Athole Stewart, Lyn Harding, Angela Baddeley, Nancy Price, Stanley Lathbury, Marie Ault, Joyce Moore, Charles Paton, Franklyn Bellamy, Ivan Brandt
Raymond Massey stars as Sherlock Holmes in this adaptation of Conan Doyle's story that takes crime solving out of the 19th century and into 20th-century technology as Holmes and Dr. Watson (Athole Stewart) solve the murder of a young woman. Dr. Watson's friend, Helen Stoner (Angela Baddeley), reports that her sister Violet (Joyce Moore) has died, but the cause of her death has not been determined. Her final words were, "The Speckled Band!" Helen is worried that she will become the next victim, and she asks Holmes and Watson to investigate.
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The Terror 1938  N/R, 63 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama
Director: Richard Bird
Cast: Wilfrid Lawson, Bernard Lee, Arthur Wontner, Linden Travers, Henry Oscar, Alastair Sim, Iris Hoey, Lesley Wareing, Stanley Lathbury, John Turnbull, Richard Murdoch, Edward Lexy, Irene Handl, Kathleen Harrison, Jack Lambert
Edgar Wallace's play is again brought to the screen (previously filmed in 1928). A mysterious killer known as "The Terror" has been keeping Scotland Yard busy for ten years, and the search leads to Col. Redmayne's (Arthur Wontner) old mansion and several suspects. Ghosts, stormy nights, and murder lie ahead.
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| 1. The Speckled Band (1931)
2. The Terror (1938)
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