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MysteryCrimeHorror

The House of Fear

- HORROR stalking its halls!

The Good Comrades are a collection of varied gentlemen who crave one thing - solitude. They reside at Drearcliff House, ancestral home of their eldest member. All seems serene and convivial until one by one the members begin to perish in the most grisly of manners. Foul play is suspected by the Good Comrades' insurance agent, who turns to Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson for guidance.

Release Date : 1945-03-16

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Universal Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Sherlock Holmes in The House of FearSherlock Holmes: The House of FearSherlock Holmes and the House of Fear

Cast

Basil Rathbone

Character Name : Sherlock Holmes

Original Name : Basil Rathbone

Gender : Male

Nigel Bruce

Character Name : Dr. John Watson

Original Name : Nigel Bruce

Gender : Male

Aubrey Mather

Character Name : Alastair

Original Name : Aubrey Mather

Gender : Male

Paul Cavanagh

Character Name : Simon Merrivale

Original Name : Paul Cavanagh

Gender : Male

Dennis Hoey

Character Name : Inspector Lestrade

Original Name : Dennis Hoey

Gender : Male

Harry Cording

Character Name : John Simpson

Original Name : Harry Cording

Gender : Male

Holmes Herbert

Character Name : Alan Cosgrave

Original Name : Holmes Herbert

Gender : Male

Sally Shepherd

Character Name : Mrs. Monteith

Original Name : Sally Shepherd

Gender : Female

Gavin Muir

Character Name : Chalmers

Original Name : Gavin Muir

Gender : Male

Florette Hillier

Character Name : Alison MacGregor

Original Name : Florette Hillier

Gender : Male

David Clyde

Character Name : Alex MacGregor

Original Name : David Clyde

Gender : Male

Doris Lloyd

Character Name : Bessie

Original Name : Doris Lloyd

Gender : Female

Cyril Delevanti

Character Name : Stanley Raeburn (uncredited)

Original Name : Cyril Delevanti

Gender : Male

Alec Craig

Character Name : Angus (uncredited)

Original Name : Alec Craig

Gender : Male

Richard Alexander

Character Name : Ralph King (uncredited)

Original Name : Richard Alexander

Gender : Male

Bobby Hale

Character Name : Pub Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Bobby Hale

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-07-01

"Holmes" and "Watson" are chewing the fat in Baker St. when an insurance fellow comes to visit. He is puzzled by the unexplained deaths of some old folks living together at a remote Scottish castle. The thing is, each deceased person leaves the total value of their life policy to the remainder of the group. Their interest piqued, off they head to the home of the rather dotty "Mr. Alastair" (Aubrey Mather) where they discover that before the deaths of each of their "Good Comrades", that person had received an envelope containing orange pips. Messrs. Rathbone and Bruce, alongside a sterling effort from Dennis Hoey as the typically hapless "Insp. Lestrade" and the usual stalwarts from the series - Paul Cavanagh and Harry Cording all keep this enjoyable murder(s) mystery ticking along nicely with plenty of red herrings and spooky goings-on. Great fun.