Sherlock Holmes and the Woman in Green (1945)
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Based on Conan Doyle's The Adventure of the Empty House, this "Sherlock Holmes" entry finds Holmes (Basil Rathbone) and Dr. Watson (Nigel Bruce) trying to solve the case of the "Finger Murders". Several beautiful women have been found slain, all with their right forefingers… More Based on Conan Doyle's The Adventure of the Empty House, this "Sherlock Holmes" entry finds Holmes (Basil Rathbone) and Dr. Watson (Nigel Bruce) trying to solve the case of the "Finger Murders". Several beautiful women have been found slain, all with their right forefingers severed from their hands. The police are prepared to write off the killings as the work of a madman, but Holmes deduces that there's a sane motive behind it all. Sure enough, the trail of evidence leads to Holmes' perennial nemesis Professor Moriarity (Henry Daniell), who is in league with lissome female criminal Lydia (Hillary Brooke). Though it isn't sporting to reveal Moriarity's nefarious scheme here, it can be noted that The Woman in Green comes to a nailbiting conclusion as a hypnotized Holmes wanders precariously along the ledge of a penthouse! ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Roy William Neill
- Written By
- Bertram Millhauser
- Genres
- Drama, Horror, Mystery & Suspense
G,
- In Theaters
- Jul 27, 1945 Wide
- Studio
- American Pop Classics
Critic Reviews
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Phil Hall, Film Threat
Superior entry in the delightful Basil Rathbone-Nigel Bruce series.
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John A. Nesbit, Old School Reviews
No one does Holmes like Basil, and this ranks among the stronger of the series
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Michael W. Phillips, Jr., Goatdog's Movies
It's one of the best in the series, partly because it strays from formula and partly because it summons some genuine mystery.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
A solid entry in the Holmes series.
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Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Interesting Rathbone Holmes film with a slightly different approach
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Cast
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Basil Rathbone
as Sherlock Holmes
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Nigel Bruce
as Dr. John H. Watson
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Hillary Brooke
as Lydia Marlow
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Henry Daniell
as Prof. Moriarty
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Paul Cavanagh
as Sir George Fenwick
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Matthew Boulton
as Inspector Gregson
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Eve Amber
as Maude Fenwick
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Frederic Worlock
as Onslow
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Tom Bryson
as Williams
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Sally Shepherd
as Crandon
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Mary Gordon
as Mrs. Hudson
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Billy Bevan
as Street Peddler
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Olaf Hytten
as Norris
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Percival Vivian
as Dr. Simnell
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Harold De Becker
as Shabby man
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Tommy Hughes
as Newsman
