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.
Sherlock Holmes
Dr. John Watson
Lydia Marlowe
Professor James Moriarty
Sir George Fenwick
Inspector Gregson
Maude Fenwick
Dr. Onslow
Corporal Williams
Crandon
Mrs. Hudson
Bar Patron (seen in mirror) (uncredited)
4th Victim (uncredited)
Fenwick's Butler Norris (uncredited)
Short-Tempered Officer Closing Window (uncredited)
This is maybe not one of the better of the fourteen outings for Messrs. Rathbone and Bruce, but it's still a thoroughly enjoyable watch as "Holmes" and "Watson" have to get to the bottom of a mystery that involves a series of apparently unrelated killings linked only by the fact that each victim has a severed finger. No "Lestrade" this time, but Matthew Boulton is "Insp. Gregson" who together with our deductive duo, tries to get to the bottom of it all - and as their investigations deepen, they discover that their long thought dead nemesis "Prof. Moriarty" (Henry Daniell) is back and even more nasty! This also has a suitably classy, menacing performance from Hilary Brooke as femme fatale "Lydia Marlow" to keep the pot boiling before quite a tense denouement. Well worth a watch.
Sherlock Holmes
Dr. John Watson
Lydia Marlowe
Professor James Moriarty
Sir George Fenwick
Inspector Gregson
Maude Fenwick
Dr. Onslow
Corporal Williams
Crandon
Mrs. Hudson
Bar Patron (seen in mirror) (uncredited)
4th Victim (uncredited)
Fenwick's Butler Norris (uncredited)
Short-Tempered Officer Closing Window (uncredited)
This is maybe not one of the better of the fourteen outings for Messrs. Rathbone and Bruce, but it's still a thoroughly enjoyable watch as "Holmes" and "Watson" have to get to the bottom of a mystery that involves a series of apparently unrelated killings linked only by the fact that each victim has a severed finger. No "Lestrade" this time, but Matthew Boulton is "Insp. Gregson" who together with our deductive duo, tries to get to the bottom of it all - and as their investigations deepen, they discover that their long thought dead nemesis "Prof. Moriarty" (Henry Daniell) is back and even more nasty! This also has a suitably classy, menacing performance from Hilary Brooke as femme fatale "Lydia Marlow" to keep the pot boiling before quite a tense denouement. Well worth a watch.
