An insurance investigator calls in Sherlock Holmes when the seven members of an exclusive Scottish gentleman's club start to die in mysterious circumstances.
This is a solid, if slightly padded Rathbone/Neill Sherlock Holmes mystery, which has a fantastic central conceit; you assume you've seen six murders, when in fact you haven't actually seen any. The trick is pivotal to all good mystery writing and film-making, and knowing the story only adds to the enjoyment of the piece. Rathbone is in fine form as ever and Mather and Shepherd have fun with their oddball roles, although both Bruce and Hoey are allowed a little too much screen time for their puffed-up bluster and "Wot's going' on 'ere !?" antics. Featuring a typically fabulous spooky old mansion set and several amusingly grand-guignol off-screen deaths (burnings, crushings, etc). An enjoyably scary mystery, based on Conan Doyle's story, The Adventure Of The Five Orange Pips.
This is a solid, if slightly padded Rathbone/Neill Sherlock Holmes mystery, which has a fantastic central conceit; you assume you've seen six murders, when in fact you haven't actually seen any. The trick is pivotal to all good mystery writing and film-making, and knowing the story only adds to the enjoyment of the piece. Rathbone is in fine form as ever and Mather and Shepherd have fun with their oddball roles, although both Bruce and Hoey are allowed a little too much screen time for their puffed-up bluster and "Wot's going' on 'ere !?" antics. Featuring a typically fabulous spooky old mansion set and several amusingly grand-guignol off-screen deaths (burnings, crushings, etc). An enjoyably scary mystery, based on Conan Doyle's story, The Adventure Of The Five Orange Pips.