Terror by Night

IMDb link: 0039017
IMDb rating: 6.7 (7,690 votes)
Genres: Thriller, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Film-Noir
Director: Roy William Neill
Cast: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Alan Mowbray, Dennis Hoey and others

Release date: 1 Feb 1946
Release year: 1946
Runtime: 60 minutes
Country: United States
Keywords: sherlock holmes character, dr. john watson character, three word title, psychotronic film, stolen jewelry, producer director, bumbling police inspector, bumbling cop, heist crime, chamber drama

Plot:

Holmes is hired by Roland Carstairs to prevent the theft of the Star of Rhodesia, a 423 carat diamond owned by Carstairs' mother, Lady Margaret. Suspecting the diamond will be stolen on a train trip from London to Edinburgh in Scotland, Holmes deftly switches diamonds with Lady Margaret while in her compartment admiring the jewel. 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 nemesis Professor Moriarty's henchman, Colonel Sebastian Moran, is somehow involved in the crime.

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