7/10
A Wonderful (albeit short) Adventure of "Holmes and Watson"
14 July 2019
Warning: Spoilers
I have alway enjoyed Basil Rathbone; especially in his numerous appearances as "Sherlock Holmes" as in this film. It is a very good mystery. Although only 60 minutes long, it is a good suspense film. As 90% of it is on a train, with murder, the theft of a very valuable (and huge) diamond, along with much speculation of the perpetrators, it is a perfect vehicle for Rathbone's portrayal of Sherlock Holmes (as I mentioned at the beginning). Basil Rathbone had very prolific career spanning 5 decades. From the silent era (his first in 1921), working until his death in 1967. He was in numerous large Hollywood and British films; hits with his friend Errol Flynn in "Captain Blood" and "The Adventures Of Robin Hood", etc. "Terror By Night" reminds me of both "Murder on the Orient Express films (1974, and the remake in 2017). Please watch this, as it is quite entertaining for a 1 hour film.
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