Holmes vs. Monster!
When a woman is found dead with her throat torn out, the local villagers blame a supernatural monster. But Sherlock Holmes, who gets drawn into the case from nearby Quebec, suspects a human murderer.
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Classical in form, earnest, unpretentious and resolved.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- unpretentiousprestige
- resolvedopen-ended
- character-ledplot-driven
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Cast
- Basil RathboneSherlock Holmes
- Nigel BruceDoctor Watson
- Gerald HamerPotts / Tanner / Ramson
- Paul CavanaghLord Penrose
- Arthur HohlEmile Journet
- Miles ManderJudge Brisson
- Kay HardingMarie Journet
- David ClydePolice Sergeant Thompson
- Ian WolfeDrake
- Victoria HorneNora
Crew
- Roy William NeillDirector
- Edmund L. HartmannScreenplay
- Roy William NeillScreenplay
- George RobinsonDirector of Photography
- Paul SawtellOriginal Music Composer
- Paul LandresEditor
- Roy William NeillProducer
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