Review of Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943) by Cj C — 21 May 2014

A fabulous spooky murder mystery with Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes to the rescue.

This review of Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943) was written by Cj C on 21 May 2014.

Sherlock Holmes Faces Death has generally received positive reviews.

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By Simone S (211) on 25 Jan 2009

One more classic Holmes/Watson Tale. I love how they kept coming up with different tales for these 2 sleuths…

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By Louise B (264) on 12 Dec 2008

Great Homes movie. I love the chess scene! The story was really cool and intriguing like all Holmes movies…

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By Ben S (1,411) on 17 May 2009

By far the best of the Rathbone Holmes films I've seen, although Holmes' bizarre speech at the end about altruism is kind of out of left field…

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By Saidur S (66) on 16 Mar 2011

Another good Rathbone and Bruce Sherlock Holmes film. Strange goings on at a rest home for wounded and disturbed war heroes…

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By Andy F (912) on 11 Nov 2016

Fiercly entertaining entry in the series slotted in among the weaker contemporary war stories…

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By Richard C (1,724) on 07 Dec 2011

I've always had a massive problem with the Universal Holmes series and it comes down to how Nigel Bruce portrayed Watson as some sort of bumbling…

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By Art S (1,002) on 07 Aug 2014

Last weekend, when I was first struck down by this nasty cold, I watched another of the Rathbone & Bruce Sherlock Holmes films to whisk me…

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By Jason P (1,193) on 29 Mar 2010

One of my favorites in the series. I love it when there's a little gothic flavor to the episode…

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By Brad G (899) on 22 May 2011

Still set during blitz bombarded WWII England, Sherlock Holmes thankfully leaves the Nazi espionage behind with this loose adaptation of Conan…

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By Scott W (2,167) on 18 Feb 2010

Another enjoyable entry in the Rathbone/Bruce series, perhaps only slightly let down by the overt allusions to WW II and in particular Nazi…

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