| Sherlock Holmes Faces Death | |
|---|---|
 1943 US Theatrical Poster | |
| Directed by | Roy William Neill[1] |
| Written by | Bertram Millhauser[1] |
| Based on | "The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle |
| Produced by | Roy William Neill[1] |
| Starring | Basil Rathbone Nigel Bruce |
| Cinematography | Charles Van Enger |
| Edited by | Fred R. Feitshans Jr. |
| Music by | H. J. Salter |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures[1] |
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Running time | 68 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death is the sixth film in the Basil Rathbone/Nigel Bruce series of Sherlock Holmes films.[1] Made in 1943, it is a loose adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's 1893 Holmes short story "The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual".[2] Its three immediate predecessors in the film series were World War II spy adventures with Holmes and Dr. Watson helping the Allies thwart enemy agents, but this one marked a return to the pure mystery film form. Though several characters are military men and there are frequent mentions of the ongoing war, it is not the focus of the story.
This was the second of three Holmes films in which Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce and Hillary Brooke appeared together. The first was Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror in 1942 and the third was The Woman in Green in 1945.[3]
- ^ a b c d e T.S. (October 8, 1943). "Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943) At the Palace". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 25, 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
- ^ Barnes, Alan (2011). Sherlock Holmes on Screen. Titan Books. p. 219. ISBN 9780857687760.
- ^ Barnes, Alan (2002). Sherlock Holmes on Screen. Reynolds & Hearn Ltd. p. 228. ISBN 1-903111-04-8.