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1 February 1946 (USA) moreTagline:
One Way Ticket to DEATH..! morePlot:
When the fabled Star of Rhodesia diamond is stolen on a London to Edinburgh train and the son of its owner murdered, Holmes must discover which of his suspicious fellow passengers is responsible. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
The Sherlock Holmes Express more (42 total)Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Basil Rathbone | ... | Sherlock Holmes | |
| Nigel Bruce | ... | Dr. John H. Watson | |
| Alan Mowbray | ... | Major Duncan-Bleek | |
| Dennis Hoey | ... | Inspector Lestrade | |
| Renee Godfrey | ... | Ms Vedder | |
| Frederick Worlock | ... | Prof. William Kilbane (as Frederic Worlock) | |
| Mary Forbes | ... | Lady Margaret Carstairs | |
| Skelton Knaggs | ... | Moran's Accomplice-killer | |
| Billy Bevan | ... | Passenger Car Attendant Taking Tickets | |
| Geoffrey Steele | ... | Roland - Lady Carstairs's son |
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60 minCountry:
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)Certification:
Finland:S | Sweden:15 | UK:A (original rating) | UK:U (video rating) (1992) | USA:Approved (PCA #11349)Fun Stuff
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The thirteenth of fourteen films based on Arthur Conan Doyle's fictional consulting detective Sherlock Holmes starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Doctor Watson. moreGoofs:
Factual errors: Early in the movie the discovery of the Star of Rhodesia is shown. The diamond picked out of the mud looks perfectly clear, with sharp edges. However, raw diamonds have rough round edges and appear quite ordinary, with only a hint of regular crystal form. moreQuotes:
Lady Margaret Carstairs: My husband gave it to me on our fifth anniversary.Sherlock Holmes: 423 carats, isn't it?
Lady Margaret Carstairs: The original diamond was over 700 carats.
Sherlock Holmes: Really?
Lady Margaret Carstairs: [to her son] Your father had it cut. Less ostentatious.
Dr. John H. Watson: Less ostentatious? It's as big as a duck's egg.
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I'm especially fond of this late entry in the Rathbone-Bruce Sherlock Holmes series of the forties. It's one of the more cheaply made ones, set almost entirely aboard as fast-moving train. The story concerns Holmes' efforts to make sure that a valuable diamond, the Star Of Rhodesia, does not get stolen. There are some awfully suspicious characters around, some of them quite cranky. Holmes is his usual unflappable self, Watson bumbles and enrages people, Inspector LeStrade is his always stupid and yet somehow reassuring self. The supporting cast is, as usual for this series, exceedingly well-chosen. Skelton Knaggs makes the most of his small role. I especially like Alan Mowbray's performance as a fellow who pals around with Watson. Mowbray was smooth as silk as an actor, and in his languid way as sharp as Rathbone. The revelation of the criminal and the circumstances surrounding it are handled in a manner surprisingly baroque even for a Sherlock Holmes film, and are so sudden and jarring,--one doesn't expect the movie to end quite this way--that the ending actually improves on the second and third viewing. How many films can you say that about?