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The Woman in Green

  • 1945
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  • 1h 8m
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6.6/10
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Basil Rathbone, Eve Amber, Hillary Brooke, Nigel Bruce, Paul Cavanagh, and Henry Daniell in The Woman in Green (1945)
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.
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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 di... Read allSherlock 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.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
  • Writers
    • Bertram Millhauser
    • Arthur Conan Doyle
  • Stars
    • Basil Rathbone
    • Nigel Bruce
    • Hillary Brooke
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
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    • Director
      • Roy William Neill
    • Writers
      • Bertram Millhauser
      • Arthur Conan Doyle
    • Stars
      • Basil Rathbone
      • Nigel Bruce
      • Hillary Brooke
    • 89User reviews
    • 35Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Basil Rathbone
    Basil Rathbone
    • Sherlock Holmes
    Nigel Bruce
    Nigel Bruce
    • Dr. Watson
    Hillary Brooke
    Hillary Brooke
    • Lydia Marlow
    Henry Daniell
    Henry Daniell
    • Prof. Moriarty
    Paul Cavanagh
    Paul Cavanagh
    • Sir. George Fenwick
    Matthew Boulton
    Matthew Boulton
    • Inspector Gregson
    Eve Amber
    • Maude Fenwick
    Frederick Worlock
    Frederick Worlock
    • Onslow
    • (as Frederic Worlock)
    Coulter Irwin
    • Williams
    • (as Tom Bryson)
    Sally Shepherd
    • Crandon
    Mary Gordon
    Mary Gordon
    • Mrs. Hudson
    Fred Aldrich
    Fred Aldrich
    • Detective
    • (uncredited)
    Eve Ashley
    • Background Woman
    • (uncredited)
    John Burton
    • Waring - Mesmerist
    • (uncredited)
    Harold De Becker
    • Shoelace Seller
    • (uncredited)
    Leslie Denison
    Leslie Denison
    • Vincent - Barman at Pembroke House
    • (uncredited)
    Tony Ellis
    • Carter - Hypnotized Subject
    • (uncredited)
    Tom Ferrandini
    • Club Patron
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Roy William Neill
    • Writers
      • Bertram Millhauser
      • Arthur Conan Doyle
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    • Trivia
      This marks the third Sherlock Holmes' movie starring Basil Rathbone where Holmes faces Prof. James Moriarty, after The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939) and Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942). Curiously, Moriarty is portrayed by a different actor in each movie: George Zucco, Lionel Atwill, and Henry Daniell, respectively.
    • Goofs
      As Lydia is hypnotizing Sir George on her sofa, the image shown of them in her water bowl is reversed from how a reflected image would appear.
    • Quotes

      Dr. John H. Watson: There ought to be a law against fat people keeping little dickey birds.

    • Crazy credits
      After The End was screened the message "You're not giving - just lending - when you buy war savings stamps and bonds - on sale here.
    • Alternate versions
      Also available in computer-colorized version.
    • Connections
      Edited into Who Dunit Theater: The Woman in Green (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      Melody in F
      (uncredited)
      Composed by Anton Rubinstein.

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    A good entry in the Rathbone series

    I'm a big fan of the Basil Rathbone/Sherlock Holmes series. This review is of the restored black and white 35 mm version issued in 2003. Having watched all of the Holmes films on TV or videotape, with bad prints and lousy sound, this restored version is the one to see. The restoration is perfect and shows the visual beauty of the film which is without question.

    Basil Rathbone immortalized Sherlock Holmes in 14 films. The Woman in Green was the 11th in the series. There is a hint of tiredness in Rathbone's portrayal in this one. The story is interesting and involves severed fingers, the sinister Professor Moriarty and the mysterious Woman in Green. Henry Daniell is a good Professor Moriarty and Hillary Brooke as The Woman in Green is mysterious and seductive. As always, Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce as bumbling Dr.Watson are fun to watch.

    At 68 minutes the film is short. As with all Holmes films, we wish for more. By all means see it.
    • StanleyStrangelove
    • Aug 7, 2005
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    • Release date
      • July 27, 1945 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Invitation to Death
    • Filming locations
      • Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Universal Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 8 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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