6.9/10 4,354 votes

Released:
1945-06-15

Overview:
Sherlock Holmes investigates when young women around London turn up murdered, each with a finger severed. Scotland Yard suspects a madman, but Holmes believes the killings to be part of a diabolical plot.

Director:
Roy William Neill

Runtime:
1h 8min

Genre:
Mystery, Crime, Thriller

• Cast:
• 
  Basil Rathbone
  as
  Sherlock Holmes
• 
  Nigel Bruce
  as
  Dr. John Watson
• 
  Hillary Brooke
  as
  Lydia Marlowe
• 
  Henry Daniell
  as
  Professor James Moriarty
• 
  Paul Cavanagh
  as
  Sir George Fenwick