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Sherlock Holmes adventure -- the eleventh in the series starring Basil Rathbone as Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson -- sees the detective on the trail of a sadistic woman killer ("the worst since Jack the Ripper") who carries away a forefinger from each of his victims. If the final solution is understandably rather prosaic, it's a lot of fun getting there, as we follow Holmes and Watson to the Mesmer Club and a woman (Hillary Brooke, presumably in green) who practices hypnosis. Atmospheric, sometimes even eerie, and with that wonderful Rathbone/Bruce interplay. Also with Henry Daniell as Professor Moriarty. Black and white.
Sherlock Holmes adventure -- the eleventh in the series starring Basil Rathbone as Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson -- sees the detective on the trail of a sadistic woman killer ("the worst since Jack the Ripper") who carries away a forefinger from each of his victims. If the final solution is understandably rather prosaic, it's a lot of fun getting there, as we follow Holmes and Watson to the Mesmer Club and a woman (Hillary Brooke, presumably in green) who practices hypnosis. Atmospheric, sometimes even eerie, and with that wonderful Rathbone/Bruce interplay. Also with Henry Daniell as Professor Moriarty. Black and white.
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