Holmes and Watson board a passenger train bound from London to Edinburgh, to guard the Star of Rhodesia, an enormous diamond worth a fortune belonging to an elderly woman of wealth; but within the first hour of the trip, the woman's son is murdered and the diamond stolen and any of the passengers in their car could be the killer thief.
Directed by Roy William Neill
mathematics
black and white
private detective
jewel theft
gin rummy
sherlock holmes
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Cast
Basil Rathbone
Sherlock Holmes
Nigel Bruce
Dr. John H. Watson
Alan Mowbray
Major Duncan-Bleek
Dennis Hoey
Inspector Lestrade
Renee Godfrey
Vivian Vedder
Frederick Worlock
Prof. William Kilbane
Mary Forbes
Lady Margaret Carstairs
Skelton Knaggs
Sands - Moran's Accomplice
Billy Bevan
Conductor Taking Tickets
Gerald Hamer
Alf Shallcross (uncredited)
Leyland Hodgson
Senior Conductor (uncredited)
Harry Cording
Mock the Undertaker (uncredited)
Crew
Roy William Neill
Director
Roy William Neill
Producer
Jack Pierce
Makeup Department Head
Arthur Conan Doyle
Novel
Popular Reviews
13 reviews
Bearman08
6.0★ · 02/15/26
A very straightforward train mystery that is quite well paced for a one hour long movie.
A very straightforward train mystery that is quite well paced for a one hour long movie.
Lawrie
6.0★ · 02/12/26
I’m not sure how I feel about Watson being part rated more stupid than he should be, but Basil Rathbone makes a VERY good Sherlock Holmes
And as always the rich person is a total asshole (Elementary Dr Watson) cause she cared more about her jewel missing than her son being murdered
I’m not sure how I feel about Watson being part rated more stupid than he should be, but Basil Rathbone makes a VERY good Sherlock Holmes
And as always the rich person is a total asshole (Elementary Dr Watson) cause she cared more about her jewel missing than her son being murdered
Mishi Anderson
6.0★ · 01/12/26
kind of a nothing burger of a mystery
kind of a nothing burger of a mystery
Medhansh
6.7★ · 10/12/25
This was a pretty good watch. The style wasn't much to my liking, but as the film is from the 40s, it is understandable if it appears a tad dated.
This was a pretty good watch. The style wasn't much to my liking, but as the film is from the 40s, it is understandable if it appears a tad dated.
soph
9.0★ · 08/12/24
beautiful woman 😁 accent so bad i can’t even tell what it’s supposed to be 😟
beautiful woman 😁 accent so bad i can’t even tell what it’s supposed to be 😟
