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Terror by Night

1946-02-01 · 60 min · ★ 6.6

Mystery · Crime · Thriller

Holmes and Watson board a passenger train bound from London to Edinburgh, to guard the Star of Rhodesia, an enormous diamond worth a fortune belonging to an elderly woman of wealth; but within the first hour of the trip, the woman's son is murdered and the diamond stolen and any of the passengers in their car could be the killer thief.

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Directors
Roy William Neill
Production companies
Universal Pictures
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Basil RathboneBasil RathboneSherlock Holmes
Nigel BruceNigel BruceDr. John H. Watson
Alan MowbrayAlan MowbrayMajor Duncan-Bleek
Dennis HoeyDennis HoeyInspector Lestrade
Renee GodfreyRenee GodfreyVivian Vedder
Frederick WorlockFrederick WorlockProf. William Kilbane
Mary ForbesMary ForbesLady Margaret Carstairs
Skelton KnaggsSkelton KnaggsSands - Moran's Accomplice
Billy BevanBilly BevanConductor Taking Tickets
Geoffrey SteeleRoland Carstairs
Janet MurdochMrs. Shallcross (uncredited)
Gerald HamerGerald HamerAlf Shallcross (uncredited)
Leyland HodgsonLeyland HodgsonSenior Conductor (uncredited)
Harry CordingHarry CordingMock the Undertaker (uncredited)
Charles KnightBaggage Car Guard (uncredited)
Boyd Davis"Inspector MacDonald" (uncredited)
Bobby WisslerMock Jr. (uncredited)
Gilbert AllenDining Car Steward (uncredited)
C. Aubrey SmithC. Aubrey SmithElderly gentleman on train station (uncredited)

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