Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- foreboding
- suspenseful
- atmospheric
- classic mystery night
- rainy evening
What critics said
Viewers generally appreciate the atmospheric manor setting, effective murder mystery, and Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce's familiar chemistry, while finding the compact plot straightforward.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Holmes investigates murders among the owners, staff, and patients of an isolated convalescent home.
The home features a rickety manor, secret chambers, creaking floors, and a mysterious basement.
The murders occur during World War II at a convalescent home serving war-weary patients.
Sherlock Holmes is summoned to solve the crimes and sort through numerous household suspects.
Films like Sherlock Holmes Faces Death, and why
The Hound of the Baskervilles
period whodunit structure, eccentric detective, and atmospheric manor-house mystery
And Then There Were None
classic detective investigation, concealed motives, and ensemble suspects in an isolated setting
The Uninvited
black-and-white crime mystery, secretive household, and methodical amateur detection
Movie Details
- Director
- Roy William Neill
- Release Date
- 1943-09-17
- Runtime
- 68 min
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (99)
Cast
- Basil Rathbone
- Nigel Bruce
- Dennis Hoey
- Hillary Brooke
- Mary Gordon
- Halliwell Hobbes
- Milburn Stone
- Minna Phillips
- Arthur Margetson
- Gavin Muir
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, FlixFling
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Sherlock Holmes Faces Death about?
- Sherlock Holmes investigates a sequence of murders inside a wartime convalescent home crowded with hostile residents, staff, and hidden secrets.
- What is Sherlock Holmes Faces Death like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Sherlock Holmes Faces Death as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Sherlock Holmes Faces Death violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Sherlock Holmes Faces Death as mild.
- What did critics think of Sherlock Holmes Faces Death?
- Viewers generally appreciate the atmospheric manor setting, effective murder mystery, and Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce's familiar chemistry, while finding the compact plot straightforward.
- Which films are like Sherlock Holmes Faces Death?
- Films with a similar feel include The Hound of the Baskervilles, And Then There Were None, and The Uninvited.
- How long is Sherlock Holmes Faces Death?
- Sherlock Holmes Faces Death runs 68 minutes.
- Where can I watch Sherlock Holmes Faces Death?
- In United States, Sherlock Holmes Faces Death streams on Philo, FlixFling.
In Ember's collections
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- Sherlock Holmes in the 20th Century1987
- Pursuit to Algiers1945
- Green for Danger1946
- The Last Vampyre1993
- Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon1942
- The Spider Woman1943
- Ministry of Fear1944
- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Hound of the Baskervilles - Part 11981
- Sherlock Holmes in Washington1943
- The Woman in Green1945
