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Terror by Night

1946 · 60 min

A brisk, atmospheric train-bound mystery that keeps you guessing with its twists and turns, lightened by gentle humour.

Directed by
Roy William Neill
Genres
Mystery, Crime, Thriller
Starring
Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Alan Mowbray
Tagline
One way ticket to DEATH..!
Overview
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.

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Directed by
Roy William Neill
Genres
Mystery, Crime, Thriller
Starring
Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Alan Mowbray
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • deception
  • crime
  • justice
  • loyalty
Places
  • single country house
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • twist ending
  • single location
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour3
Realism6
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight3

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Genres
mystery, crime, thriller
Directed by
Roy William Neill
Written by
Frank Gruber
Starring
Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Alan Mowbray, Dennis Hoey, Renee Godfrey, Frederick Worlock, Mary Forbes, Skelton Knaggs
Cinematography
Maury Gertsman
Runtime
60 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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