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Summary
Holmes and Watson board a passenger train bound from London to Edinburgh, to guard the Star of Rhodesia…
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Background watch
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+9)
Critics 75Audiences 66GoodWatch 70
Tomatometer75%
IMDb6.7
Audience score66%
Letterboxd · 5 K ratings3.2/5
Running time
1 h
Shorter than 9 in 10 mysteries, −42 min on the typical 102
typical 10260Half of all mysteries run 93–115 min.
Reach
Streams in 138 countries
+128Released
1946
February 1, 1946
80 years ago
Genres
MysteryCrimeThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 10 more19 people
- Basil RathboneSherlock Holmes
- Nigel BruceDr. John H. Watson
- Alan MowbrayMajor Duncan-Bleek
- Dennis HoeyInspector Lestrade
- Renee GodfreyVivian Vedder
- Frederick WorlockProf. William Kilbane
- Mary ForbesLady Margaret Carstairs
- Skelton KnaggsSands - Moran's Accomplice
Billy BevanConductor Taking Tickets- GSGeoffrey SteeleRoland Carstairs
- JMJanet MurdochMrs. Shallcross (uncredited)
Gerald HamerAlf Shallcross (uncredited)
Leyland HodgsonSenior Conductor (uncredited)
Harry CordingMock the Undertaker (uncredited)- CKCharles KnightBaggage Car Guard (uncredited)
- BDBoyd Davis"Inspector MacDonald" (uncredited)
- BWBobby WisslerMock Jr. (uncredited)
- GAGilbert AllenDining Car Steward (uncredited)
C. Aubrey SmithElderly gentleman on train station (uncredited)
Directing · 2
- Roy William Neill Director, Producer
- Melville Shyer Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Frank Gruber Screenplay
- Arthur Conan Doyle Novel
Production · 1
- Howard Benedict Executive Producer
Camera · 1
- Maury Gertsman Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Saul A. Goodkind Editor
Sound · 3
- Milton Rosen Music Director
- Jack A. Bolger, Jr. Sound Engineer
- Bernard B. Brown Sound Director
Art · 4
- Abraham Grossman Art Direction
- John B. Goodman Art Direction
- Carl Lawrence Set Decoration
- Russell A. Gausman Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Vera West Costume Design
- Jack Pierce Makeup Department Head
- Carmen Dirigo Hairstylist
Other crew · 1
- Raymond Kessler Dialogue Coach
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