Terror by Night is a 1946 crime drama film noir directed by Roy William Neill starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce. The story revolves around the theft of a famous diamond aboard a train. It is one of four films in the series in the public domain.
The film's plot is a mostly original story not directly based on any of Arthur Conan Doyle's Holmes tales, but it uses minor plot elements of "The Adventure of the Empty House," "The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax," and The Sign of Four.
Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes
Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson
Alan Mowbray as Major Duncan-Bleek/Sebastian Moran
Dennis Hoey as Inspector Lestrade
Renee Godfrey as Vivian Vedder
Frederick Worlock as Professor Kilbane
Mary Forbes as Lady Margaret Carstairs
Skelton Knaggs as Sands
Billy Bevan as Ticket Collector
Geoffrey Steele as The Honourable Roland Carstairs
Harry Cording as Mock the coffin maker
The film's plot is a mostly original story not directly based on any of Arthur Conan Doyle's Holmes tales, but it uses minor plot elements of "The Adventure of the Empty House," "The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax," and The Sign of Four.
Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes
Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson
Alan Mowbray as Major Duncan-Bleek/Sebastian Moran
Dennis Hoey as Inspector Lestrade
Renee Godfrey as Vivian Vedder
Frederick Worlock as Professor Kilbane
Mary Forbes as Lady Margaret Carstairs
Skelton Knaggs as Sands
Billy Bevan as Ticket Collector
Geoffrey Steele as The Honourable Roland Carstairs
Harry Cording as Mock the coffin maker
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Short film