# Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943)

> Sherlock Holmes investigates a sequence of murders inside a wartime convalescent home crowded with hostile residents, staff, and hidden secrets.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/34139

## Facts

- Runtime: 68 min
- Genres: Mystery, Crime, Thriller
- Director: Roy William Neill
- Cast: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Dennis Hoey, Hillary Brooke, Mary Gordon, Halliwell Hobbes, Milburn Stone, Minna Phillips
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036348/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: foreboding, suspenseful, atmospheric, classic mystery night, rainy evening

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