The Woman in Green (1945)
1h 8m | PG-13
Sherlock Holmes investigates when young women around London turn up murdered, each with a finger severed. Scotland Yard suspects a madman, but Holmes believes the killings to be part of a diabolical plot.
Director: Roy William Neill
Studio: Universal Pictures
Genre: Mystery, Crime, Thriller
Video: 720p
Cast
Basil Rathbone
as Sherlock Holmes
Nigel Bruce
as Dr. John Watson
Hillary Brooke
as Lydia Marlowe
Henry Daniell
as Professor James Moriarty
Paul Cavanagh
as Sir George Fenwick
Matthew Boulton
as Inspector Gregson
Reviews
This is maybe not one of the better of the fourteen outings for Messrs. Rathbone and Bruce, but it's still a thoroughly enjoyable watch as "Holmes" and "Watson" have to get to the bottom of a mystery that involves a series of apparently unrelated killings linked only by the fact that each victim has a severed finger. No "Lestrade" this time, but Matthew Boulton is "Insp. Gregson" who together with our deductive duo, tries to get to the bottom of it all - and as their investigations deepen, they discover that their long thought dead nemesis "Prof. Moriarty" (Henry Daniell) is back and even more nasty! This also has a suitably classy, menacing performance from Hilary Brooke as femme fatale "Lydia Marlow" to keep the pot boiling before quite a tense denouement. Well worth a watch.