Sherlock Holmes TERROR BY NIGHT (1946) BASIL RATHBONE

Movie Class by PizzaFLIX: Basil Rathbone is to Sherlock Holmes as Sean Connery is to James Bond, it’s “Elementary, my dear Watson.” The iconic fictional detective, created by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is listed in Guinness World Records as the Most Portrayed Movie Character,“ with more than 70 actors playing the part in over 200 films. Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce (as Watson) starred in fourteen U.S. films from 1939 to 1946, four of which are available on PizzaFLIX. Stars: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Alan Mowbray Director: Roy William Neill Writer: Arthur Conan Doyle (characters) When the fabled Star of Rhodesia diamond is stolen on a London to Edinburgh train and the son of its owner is murdered, Sherlock Holmes must discover which of his suspicious fellow passengers is responsible.