Search - Sherlock Holmes: The House of Fear on DVD

MPAA Rating: NR Content Advisory: Suitable for Children Movie Release: 1945 DVD Release: 11/25/2003 Format: DVD - Black and White Edition: Restored/Remastered SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 9 mins Studio: MPI Home Video Members Wishing: 1 Genres: Mystery, Detective Film, Whodunit

This excellent Sherlock Holmes adventure is based on Conan Doyle's -The Five Orange Pips. Most of the action takes place in a remote Scottish mansion, home of "The Good Companions," a group of elderly eccentrics. After taking out insurance policies on one another, the club members begin dropping like flies, each death preceded by a mailed envelope containing an orange pip. Enter Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) and Dr. Watson (Nigel Bruce), who hope to not only solve the killings but also find out why the corpses mysteriously disappear after each death. For once, the usually ineffectual Watson takes an active part in the deductive process, uncovering the vital evidence that helps Holmes emerge triumphant once more. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Basil Rathbone - Sherlock Holmes
Nigel Bruce - Dr. Watson
Aubrey Mather - Alistair
Dennis Hoey - Insp. Lestrade
Paul Cavanagh - Simon Merrivale

Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce reprise their classic roles as Sherlock Holmes and his partner Dr. Watson in this installment from Universal's long-running series, which gets a simple but adequate presentation on DVD. Sherlock Holmes: The House of Fear (based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Adventures of the Five Orange Pips) has been transferred to disc from a newly restored 35mm print, and is presented in the original full-frame aspect ratio of 1.33:1 with the original screen logos and credits. The audio is mastered in Dolby Digital Stereo; the dialogue is in English, with no multiple language options or bonus materials included, though the quality of the visual presentation will certainly please fans of the series. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide