Terror by Night (1946)
Basil Rathbone: Sherlock Holmes
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Quotes
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Sherlock Holmes : The young lady is taking her mother to Scotland for burial.
Inspector Lestrade : In a coffin?
Sherlock Holmes : That is the customary method, I believe.
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[Sherlock watches from the train corridor as Prof. Kilbane throws Dr. Watson from his compartment]
Sherlock Holmes : Did you discover anything, Watson?
Dr. John H. Watson : Yes. He's a very suspicious character. He tried to put me off the scent.
Sherlock Holmes : From the little I heard, he seemed reasonably successful.
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Lady Margaret Carstairs : [presenting her diamond] My husband gave it to me on our fifth wedding 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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Sherlock Holmes : Thank you, Lady Margaret. We'll be as unobtrusive as possible.
Lady Margaret Carstairs : That would be a novelty from a policeman.
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Dr. John H. Watson : Try some of this curry. It's excellent.
Sherlock Holmes : [ignoring him and speaking to the waiter] Steak and kidney pudding, please.
Major Duncan-Bleek : Of course, the Bengal curry doesn't compare with that of Madras. It's the quality of the mutton that makes the difference, don't you think?
Dr. John H. Watson : The, uh... the meat's unimportant. It's the spices that make the difference. Don't you agree with me Holmes?
Sherlock Holmes : [he hasn't been paying attention to the discussion] What?
Dr. John H. Watson : I say, we-we-we were discussing curry.
Sherlock Holmes : Oh, yes, curry! Horrible stuff!
Dr. John H. Watson : Oh, really? One man's meat is another man's poison.
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Sherlock Holmes : The Inspector's going to Scotland to fish for salmon!
Dr. John H. Watson : [to Lestrade] Oh really? The season doesn't start for another month, but you wouldn't know that, would you?
Inspector Lestrade : 'Oo says I'm gonna fish fer salmon?
Dr. John H. Watson : 'Oo? 'Im!