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Sherlock Holmes investigates a series of deaths at a castle with each foretold by the delivery of orange pips to the victims.Sherlock Holmes investigates a series of deaths at a castle with each foretold by the delivery of orange pips to the victims.Sherlock Holmes investigates a series of deaths at a castle with each foretold by the delivery of orange pips to the victims.
Richard Alexander
- Ralph King
- (uncredited)
C.E. Anderson
- Mourner
- (uncredited)
Wilson Benge
- Guy Davies
- (uncredited)
Hobart Cavanaugh
- Bit Part
- (uncredited)
Alec Craig
- Angus
- (uncredited)
Cyril Delevanti
- Stanley Raeburn
- (uncredited)
Leslie Denison
- Sergeant Bleeker
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaDespite the orange pips, the film is nothing like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's original Sherlock Holmes short story "The Five Orange Pips". That is at least partially because the main mystery in the original story is the odd writing of "KKK" in a letter that contained the orange pips, which stands for the notorious American white supremacist/terrorist organization, the Ku Klux Klan. By 1945, the worldwide notoriety of that group made a faithful adaptation of the original story pointless for the audience and any adaptation of any kind required an extensive rewrite to use it.
- GoofsAs the murders took place in Scotland, a local policeman would have been sent to the crime scene, not Inspector Lestrade from London. The local constabulary contacted Scotland Yard/Inspector Lestrade at the behest of Sherlock Holmes. It is unlikely a policeman would have been sent from London to the north of Scotland during wartime, even at the request of Sherlock Holmes.
- Quotes
Sherlock Holmes: Murder is an insidious thing, Watson. Once a man has dipped his fingers in blood, sooner or later he'll feel the urge to kill again.
- ConnectionsEdited into Who Dunit Theater: Sherlock Holmes and the House of Fear (2021)
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Eighth Modern Day Sherlock Holmes.
Roy William Neil directed Basil Rathbone & Nigel Bruce as Sherlock Holmes & Doctor Watson in this loose adaptation of 'The Five Orange Pips'. Holmes & Watson are called to Scotland by an insurance company to investigate a case where seven men who belong to an exclusive club, and all of whom have taken out life insurance policies naming the others as the beneficiaries. Two have died already, and Holmes must prevent further deaths, and determine who the murderer is. Like the past two films, this is atmospheric and exciting, with a clever story and surprise ending. The series was at its peak here, but unfortunately would begin to decline afterward.
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- Nov 17, 2013
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- Sherlock Holmes: The House of Fear
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- Runtime1 hour 9 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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