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Sherlock Holmes Faces Death


An ancient ritual. A secluded manor. A murderer hiding in plain sight.

When violence strikes Musgrave Manor, a country estate serving as a convalescent home for servicemen, Dr. Watson calls on Sherlock Holmes to investigate. As murders unsettle the household, Holmes discovers that a cryptic family ritual may hold the key to the crimes—and a secret worth killing for.

Starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, this atmospheric mystery brings the celebrated detective duo into a world of family rivalries, hidden motives and puzzling clues. Directed by Roy William Neill and inspired by Arthur Conan Doyle’s “The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual,” Sherlock Holmes Faces Death delivers a classic country-house whodunit.

Release Year: 1943

Runtime: 67 Minutes

Rating: Unrated

Cast:

 Basil Millhauser, Nigel Bruce, Dennis Hoey