The House of Fear (1945)

69% User Rating

1h 9min

"HORROR stalking its halls!"

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.

Roy William NeillDirector

Cast

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Basil Rathbone

Sherlock Holmes

Nigel Bruce

Dr. John Watson

Aubrey Mather

Alastair

Paul Cavanagh

Simon Merrivale

Dennis Hoey

Inspector Lestrade

Harry Cording

John Simpson

Holmes Herbert

Alan Cosgrave

Sally Shepherd

Mrs. Monteith

Gavin Muir

Chalmers

Florette Hillier

Alison MacGregor

David Clyde

Alex MacGregor

Doris Lloyd

Bessie

Cyril Delevanti

Stanley Raeburn (uncredited)

Alec Craig

Angus (uncredited)

Richard Alexander

Ralph King (uncredited)

Bobby Hale

Pub Patron (uncredited)

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CinemaSerf

Rating 70%

July 1, 2022

"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.