Sherlock Holmes Faces Death

Sherlock Holmes Faces Death1943

Director: Roy William Neill
Stars: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Dennis Hoey, Arthur Margetson, Hillary Brooke
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Runtime: 68 minutes

Sherlock Holmes Faces Death is the sixth film in the Basil Rathbone/Nigel Bruce series of Sherlock Holmes films. Made in 1943, it is a loose adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Holmes story "The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual." Its three immedi… more »



Sherlock Holmes:
There's a new spirit abroad in the land. The old days of grab and greed are on their way out. We're beginning to think of what we *owe* the other fellow, not just what we're compelled to give him. The time is coming, Watson, when we cannot fill our bellies in comfort while the other fellow goes hungry, or sleep in warm beds while others shiver in the cold. And we shan't be able to kneel and thank God for blessings before our shining altars while men anywhere are kneeling in either physical or spiritual subjection.

Dr. John H. Watson:
You may be right, Holmes... I hope you are.

Sherlock Holmes:
And, God willing, we'll live to see that day, Watson.

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