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The House of Fear

    Crime
    Mystery
    Thriller
    Horror
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Mar 16, 1945
Rated NR

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.

Details

  • Directors
  • Vote Average
    6.8
  • Vote Count
    96
  • Popularity
    10
  • Language
    English
  • Origin Country
    US

Cast

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Basil Rathbone
Sherlock Holmes
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Nigel Bruce
Dr. John Watson
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Aubrey Mather
Alastair
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Paul Cavanagh
Simon Merrivale
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Dennis Hoey
Inspector Lestrade
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Harry Cording
John Simpson
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Holmes Herbert
Alan Cosgrave
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Sally Shepherd
Mrs. Monteith
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Gavin Muir
Chalmers
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Florette Hillier
Alison MacGregor
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David Clyde
Alex MacGregor
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Doris Lloyd
Bessie
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Cyril Delevanti
Stanley Raeburn (uncredited)
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Alec Craig
Angus (uncredited)
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Richard Alexander
Ralph King (uncredited)
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Bobby Hale
Pub Patron (uncredited)

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Reviews

(1)
CinemaSerf
70%
"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.