Review of A Study in Terror (1965) by Orlok W — 22 Sep 2012

Sherlock Holmes versus Jack the Ripper in this Hammer style thriller that never quite lives up to its potential. A plethora of British minor and major character actors and a brief appearance by Barbara Windsor, sumptuous sets and lashings of Kensington gore make this worh a look to any fan of Hammer or Holmes, but although John Neville gives a decent enough performance, he's no Peter Cushing - Cushing's performance in the 1959 Hound of the Baskervilles is much more dynamic and the chemistry with Watson much more believable.