| Terror by Night | |
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| Directed by | Roy William Neill |
| Written by | Frank Gruber |
| Based on | Characters and stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle |
| Produced by | Roy William Neill |
| Starring | Basil Rathbone Nigel Bruce |
| Cinematography | Maury Gertsman |
| Edited by | Saul A. Goodkind |
| Music by | Milton Rosen |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Terror by Night is a 1946 Sherlock Holmes crime drama directed by Roy William Neill and starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce. The story revolves around the theft of a famous diamond aboard a train.
The film's plot is a mostly original story not directly based on any of Arthur Conan Doyle's Holmes tales, but it uses minor plot elements of "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle," "The Adventure of the Empty House," "The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax," and The Sign of Four.[1]
The film is one of four films in the series which are in the public domain.[2]
- ^ Alan Barnes, Sherlock Holmes On Screen: The Complete Film and TV History, Titan Books, Third Edition, January 31, 2012, ISBN 978-0-85768-776-0, page 287
- ^ "Terror by Night | Public Domain Movies".