The House of Fear

3/16/19451h 9m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ HORROR stalking its halls! ~

Overview:

The Good Comrades are a collection of varied gentlemen who crave one thing - solitude. They reside at Drearcliff House, ancestral home of their eldest member. All seems serene and convivial until one by one the members begin to perish in the most grisly of manners. Foul play is suspected by the Good Comrades' insurance agent, who turns to Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson for guidance.

Director:

Roy William Neill

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

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Key words:

castle
black and white
series of murders
ancestor
sherlock holmes

Cast

Basil Rathbone

~ as ~

Sherlock Holmes

Nigel Bruce

~ as ~

Dr. John Watson

Aubrey Mather

~ as ~

Alastair

Paul Cavanagh

~ as ~

Simon Merrivale

Dennis Hoey

~ as ~

Inspector Lestrade

Harry Cording

~ as ~

John Simpson

Holmes Herbert

~ as ~

Alan Cosgrave

Sally Shepherd

~ as ~

Mrs. Monteith

Gavin Muir

~ as ~

Chalmers

Florette Hillier

~ as ~

Alison MacGregor

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 3 year(s) ago
7
"Holmes" and "Watson" are chewing the fat in Baker St. when an insurance fellow comes to visit. He is puzzled by the unexplained deaths of some old folks living together at a remote Scottish castle. The thing is, each deceased person leaves the total value of their life policy to the remainder of the group. Their interest piqued, off they head to the home of the rather dotty "Mr. Alastair" (Aubrey Mather) where they discover that before the deaths of each of their "Good Comrades", that person had received an envelope containing orange pips. Messrs. Rathbone and Bruce, alongside a sterling effort from Dennis Hoey as the typically hapless "Insp. Lestrade" and the usual stalwarts from the series - Paul Cavanagh and Harry Cording all keep this enjoyable murder(s) mystery ticking along nicely with plenty of red herrings and spooky goings-on. Great fun.