Sherlock Holmes Faces Death

Murky Murders at Musgrave Manor.

Oh I do like this one, this is what I want from my Sherlock Holmes, a sneaky little murder mystery to be solved all set inside a rickety old manor that oozes foreboding as our protagonists walk up the path. A manor that has secret chambers, creaking floorboards, creaking servants, the mystery basement, and of course the impending glee of knowing Holmes & Watson are thrust into a dastardly murder mystery in this creepy place.

The cast are up to the usual standard we have come to expect in the series, the plot is simply effective with a few delightful sequences thrown in for good measure, and the film's running time is just about perfect.

Love it, now anyone for a game of human chess? 9/10

Watson (Nigel Bruce) has offered his professional services to a wartime convalescent home where his assistant Sexton (Arthur Margetson) is mysteriously stabbed in the neck. Determined not to expose his war-weary patients to a formal police investigation, he secures the services of Holmes (Basil Rathbone) to get to the bottom of things. As soon as he arrives, he discovers that the house belongs to the Musgrave family and they pretty much cant stand the sight of each other. The elder brother Geoffrey (Frederick Worlock) soon bites the dust and suspicion falls on his sibling Philip (Gavin Muir) but Holmes is still convinced that he isnt the culprit, and when Lestrade (Dennis Hoey) arrives he hopes that might help flush out the real killer and ...