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One Way Ticket To Death!
Perhaps inspired by the success of Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes, Terror By Night limited its action to the claustrophobic confines of a speeding train. The shortest Holmes film released by Universal (and undoubtedly the least expensive to make, since the exterior train shots were taken from Universal's library), Terror By Night marked the last appearance of Dennis Hoey in the series. Almost as a gift, his Lestrade role is substantially bigger than in previous Holmes films. With Moriarty gone, a new prince of criminal evil was introduced, Colonel Sebastian Moran. "The most sinister, ruthless and diabolically clever henchman of our late and unlamented friend, Professor Moriarty," states Holmes. Moran was played with mocking and sinister amusement by Alan Mowbray, a founding member of the Screen Actors Guild. Frank Gruber's first script for the series gave director Neill the opportunity to piston a brisk, yet intimate pace that kept up with the express train ride itself, headed to Edinburgh (a possible "in-joke," as Edinburgh was Conan Doyle's birthplace). Even famed New York Times critic Bosley Crowther, no real fan of the series, had to admit the film was "told in a tight continuity and with flavorsome atmosphere."
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Features:
| Theatrical Trailer
Photo Gallery
Extremely Rare On-Camera Interview with Holmes Creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Seven Original Radio Broadcasts Of "The New Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes" (3 1/2 Hours) Starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce
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| | Standard 1.33:1 B&W | | Audio: (more info) | ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Mono
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| Studio: Focus Film Entertainment
Production Year: 1946
Release Date: 2/13/2001
Length: 54 mins
Rating: NR
Chapters: 7
| Packaging: Keep Case
Number of Discs: 1
Disc: SS-SL
Item Code: FF7826
UPC Code: 683070782627
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Overall Rating: 1.75 out of 5, including 1 review
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Good Film-Bad DVD - 1.75 out of 5 (9/22/2001)
This DVD copy of Terror By Night is missing several complete scenes. I like my old movies to be complete. This is NOT. I was dissapointed in the general video and audio quality as well. Find Terror By Night on another label!
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