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Terror by Night ()

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When the fabled Star of Rhodesia diamond is stolen on a London to Edinburgh train and the son of its owner is murdered, Sherlock Holmes must discover which of his suspicious fellow passengers is responsible.
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Sherlock Holmes
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Dr. John H. Watson
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Maj. Duncan-Bleek
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Inspector Lestrade
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Vivian Vedder
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Prof. William Kilbane (as Frederic Worlock)
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Lady Margaret Carstairs
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Sands
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Train Attendant
Geoffrey Steele ...
Roland Carstairs
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gilbert Allen ...
Dining Car Steward (uncredited)
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Mock (uncredited)
Boyd Davis ...
Inspector MacDonald (uncredited)
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Alfred Shallcross (uncredited)
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Train Conductor (uncredited)
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Man on Train Platform (uncredited)
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Constable (uncredited)
Charles Knight ...
Guard (uncredited)
Janet Murdoch ...
Mrs. Shallcross (uncredited)
Tom Pilkington ...
Baggage Car Attendant (uncredited)
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Steward (uncredited)
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Elderly Gentleman on Train Station (uncredited)
Bobby Wissler ...
Mock's Son (uncredited)

Directed by

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Roy William Neill

Written by

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Frank Gruber ... (screenplay)
 
Arthur Conan Doyle ... (adapted from a story by) (as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Produced by

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Howard Benedict ... executive producer
Roy William Neill ... producer

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Maury Gertsman ... director of photography

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Saul A. Goodkind

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John B. Goodman
Abraham Grossman

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Russell A. Gausman ... (set decorations)
Carl J. Lawrence ... (set decorations) (as Carl Lawrence)

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Vera West ... (gowns)

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Carmen Dirigo ... hair stylist
Jack P. Pierce ... director of makeup

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Melville Shyer ... assistant director

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Jack A. Bolger Jr. ... technician
Bernard B. Brown ... director of sound

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Milton Rosen ... musical director
Ralph Freed ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Richard Hageman ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Leigh Harline ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
William Lava ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Charles Previn ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Ethmer Roten ... musician: flute (uncredited)
Hans J. Salter ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Paul Sawtell ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Frank Skinner ... composer: stock music (uncredited)

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Raymond Kessler ... dialogue director
André Bervil ... french voice dubbing: Dennis Hoey (uncredited)
Jean-Henri Chambois ... french voice dubbing: Basil Rathbone (uncredited)
Maurice Dorléac ... french voice dubbing: Frederic Worlock (uncredited)
Émile Duard ... french voice dubbing: Nigel Bruce (uncredited)
Georges Hubert ... french voice dubbing: Harry Cording (uncredited)
Paul Lalloz ... french voice dubbing: Gerald Hamer & Boyd Davis (uncredited)
Robert Le Béal ... french voice dubbing: Alan Mowbray (uncredited)
Liliane Maigné ... french voice dubbing: Renee Godfrey (uncredited)
Albert Montigny ... french voice dubbing: Tom Pilkington & Colin Kenny (uncredited)
Alain Nobis ... french voice dubbing: Leyland Hodgson (uncredited)
Roger Rudel ... french voice dubbing: Geoffrey Steele (uncredited)
Hélène Tossy ... french voice dubbing: Mary Forbes (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

Holmes is hired by Roland Carstairs to prevent the theft of the Star of Rhodesia, a 423 carat diamond owned by Carstairs' mother, Lady Margaret. Suspecting the diamond will be stolen on a train trip from London to Edinburgh in Scotland, Holmes deftly switches diamonds with Lady Margaret while in her compartment admiring the jewel. Soon after, Roland is murdered and the fake diamond is stolen. Red herrings abound as Holmes, aided by Dr. Watson and Inspector Lestrade, discover the murderer's hiding place and deduce that long-time nemesis Professor Moriarty's henchman, Colonel Sebastian Moran, is somehow involved in the crime. Written by Doug Sederberg

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Taglines One Way Ticket to DEATH..! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Sherlock Holmes: Terror by Night (United States)
  • Le train de la mort (France)
  • Sherlock Holmes et le train de la mort (France)
  • Juwelenraub (Germany)
  • Sherlock Holmes en Terror nocturno (Spain)
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Trivia The opening sequence showing the Edinburgh Express preparing for departure uses very short clips from Rome Express (1932). See more »
Goofs The exterior shots of the train show different trains, including a model and a continental locomotive. At various times running wrong track on double track lines (UK runs on the left); numbers of carriages increase and decrease; carriage livery incorrect for LMS in 1946 (or earlier), should be LMS single colour "crimson lake"; one carriage seems to be all white (and disappears later); an overhead shot of clerestory roofed trains running wrong track, whilst all the other views are arc roofed, whether model or interior shots. See more »
Movie Connections Edited from Rome Express (1932). See more »
Quotes 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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