The House of Fear

1945

Crime / Drama / Film-Noir / Horror / Mystery / Thriller

14
IMDb Rating 7.2/10 10 6035 6K

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Plot summary

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.

Director

Roy William Neill Photo
Roy William Neill

Top cast

Nigel Bruce Photo
Nigel Bruce as Doctor Watson
Harry Cording Photo
Harry Cording as John Simpson
Cyril Delevanti Photo
Cyril Delevanti as Stanley Raeburn
Richard Alexander Photo
Richard Alexander as Ralph King
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1 hr 9 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Penfold-13 8 / 10

Strong Holmes/Watson

This is one of the best of the low-budget Sherlock Holmes films with Basil Rathbone as Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Watson.Seven men, the "Good Comrades" have formed a club, and they all live together in a castle on the North coast of Scotland. They all have life insurance policies of high value, the beneficiaries being the surviving members of the club. Holmes is called in by the insurers when two of them die violently in quick succession.It all takes place in the castle, and more of the Comrades meet an end, so it's Ten Little Indians territory.Rathbone and Bruce, with the cheerful support of Dennis Hoey as Lestrade, do their usual number with a fairly intricate plot, and a jolly good time is had by all.The direction is pacy, and it rattles along very satisfactorily; the production values are pretty low, but we're only looking at story-telling than brilliant cinematography.Enjoyable stuff.
Reviewed by chris_gaskin123 8 / 10

Rather spooky Sherlock Holmes mystery

Sherlock Holmes and the House of Fear recently came on BBC2 and one of the reviews in the TV listings says this was one of the poorer Bathbone Holmes movies. I disagree and this is one of the better ones and certainly one of the creepiest.In this one, Holmes and Watson are sent to Scotland to investigate a series of murders in a rather creepy and remote mansion, Drearcliff House. The Good Comrades Club are dining here and it looks like somebody has it in for these men, as more are killed and Dr Watson nearly becomes a victim of this killer too. One clue regarding these murders is orange pips. The investigation then takes Holmes into a secret passage leading to the basement of Drearcliff House...This is very spooky in parts, helped by the howling wind and nighttime scenes and the location of the mansion.As usual, Basil Rathobone is joined by Nigel Bruce as Dr Watson and the rest of the cast includes Dennis Hoey, Paul Cavanagh and Holmes Herbert.This is a must for everyone Sherlock Holmes fan. One of the best of the series.Rating: 3 and a half stars out of 5.
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