Directed by:
Roy William NeillScreenplay:
Bertram MillhauserCinematography:
Charles Van EngerCast:
Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Dennis Hoey, Arthur Margetson, Hillary Brooke, Halliwell Hobbes, Milburn Stone, Gerald Hamer, Olaf Hytten, Frederick Worlock (more)VOD (1)
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SHERLOCK HOLMES FACES DEATH is an intriguing mystery based upon Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Musgrave Ritual. Dr. Watson, tending recuperating soldiers housed at centuries-old Musgrave Manor, summons Sherlock Holmes to investigate strange happenings. What follows is a bizarre series of events, including murders, secret passages, a game of chess and a mysterious family ritual. Even Inspector Lestrade is on hand, as well as lovely Hillary Brooke as Sally Musgrave. But only Sherlock Holmes, in a race against time and a desperate killer, can decipher the ancient riddle and uncover the treasure it hides. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Basil Rathbone](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268087_79a953.jpg)
Basil Rathbone
South Africa
Best movies:
The Mark of Zorro (1940)
Captain Blood (1935)
We're No Angels (1955)
![Nigel Bruce](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274815_a586d9.jpg)
Nigel Bruce
Mexico
Best movies:
Limelight (1952)
Rebecca (1940)
The Rains Came (1939)
![Dennis Hoey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/015/161015272_c05f7b.jpg)
Dennis Hoey
UK
Best movies:
The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)
National Velvet (1944)
Anna and the King of Siam (1946)
![Arthur Margetson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/065/161065005_ccd74d.jpg)
Arthur Margetson
UK
Best movies:
Random Harvest (1942)
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943)
Commandos Strike at Dawn (1942)
![Hillary Brooke](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/901/157901331_206df5.jpg)
Hillary Brooke
USA
Best movies:
The Philadelphia Story (1940)
The Strange Woman (1946)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
![Halliwell Hobbes](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/496/496798_7123ad.jpg)
Halliwell Hobbes
UK
Best movies:
Gaslight (1944)
To Be or Not to Be (1942)
Waterloo Bridge (1940)
![Milburn Stone](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/019/158019321_399f3e.jpg)
Milburn Stone
USA
Best movies:
Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
Pickup on South Street (1953)
White Feather (1955)
Gerald Hamer
UK
Best movies:
The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
Swing Time (1936)
The Scarlet Claw (1944)
![Olaf Hytten](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/941/160941893_b0b10d.gif)
Olaf Hytten
UK
Best movies:
The Good Earth (1937)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Casablanca (1942)
![Frederick Worlock](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000204_dc8330.gif)
Frederick Worlock
UK
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Spartacus (1960)
Madame Curie (1943)
![Peter Lawford](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/313/313120_16f694.jpg)
Peter Lawford
UK
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
Easter Parade (1948)
The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
![Holmes Herbert](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/499/499964_83239b.jpg)
Holmes Herbert
UK
Best movies:
The Invisible Man (1933)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)
Captain Blood (1935)
![Mary Gordon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/712/158712161_95d5f1.jpg)
Mary Gordon
UK
Best movies:
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
It Started with Eve (1941)
After the Thin Man (1936)
![Norma Varden](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/318/159318026_8b7906.jpg)
Norma Varden
UK
Best movies:
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
The Sound of Music (1965)
Casablanca (1942)
![Charles Coleman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/086/160086404_66ec77.jpg)
Charles Coleman
Australia
Best movies:
Captains Courageous (1937)
It Started with Eve (1941)
Love Is News (1937)
Dick Rush
Australia
Best movies:
Double Indemnity (1944)
After the Thin Man (1936)
20,000 Years in Sing Sing (1932)
Joan Blair
USA
Best movies:
The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
Citizen Kane (1941)
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943)
![Gavin Muir](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/611/161611129_ab109a.jpg)
Gavin Muir
USA
Best movies:
The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
The House of Fear (1945)
Thunder on the Hill (1951)