Movie
The House of Fear
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1945-03-16
- Runtime
- 69 min
- Genres
- Mystery, Crime, Thriller
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Universal Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes
- Nigel Bruce as Dr. John Watson
- Aubrey Mather as Alastair
- Paul Cavanagh as Simon Merrivale
- Dennis Hoey as Inspector Lestrade
- Harry Cording as John Simpson
- Holmes Herbert as Alan Cosgrave
- Sally Shepherd as Mrs. Monteith
- Gavin Muir as Chalmers
- Florette Hillier as Alison MacGregor
- David Clyde as Alex MacGregor
- Doris Lloyd as Bessie
Crew
- Roy William Neill - Director
- Roy Chanslor - Screenplay
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