Terror by Night

Name: Terror by Night
Genre: Mystery, Crime, Thriller
Released: 1946-02-01
Duration: 1 h
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Alan Mowbray, Dennis Hoey, Renee Godfrey

1946·Movie·60 min·★ 6.6(153)

Mystery Crime Thriller More English titles

“One way ticket to DEATH..!”

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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About Terror by Night

Terror by Night is a 1946 English-language mystery, crime and thriller film directed by Roy William Neill. The cast is led by Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Alan Mowbray. It has a runtime of 1h 0m. Viewers rate it 6.6/10 across 200 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel.

Terror by Night was produced by Universal Pictures and made in United States of America. It was released on February 1, 1946.

Director: Roy William Neill
Writers: Frank Gruber
Release date: February 1, 1946
Original language: English
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Production: Universal Pictures

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Terror by Night cast & crew

Terror by Night was directed by Roy William Neill and written by Frank Gruber.

The cast features Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes, Nigel Bruce as Dr. John H. Watson, Alan Mowbray as Major Duncan-Bleek, Dennis Hoey as Inspector Lestrade, Renee Godfrey as Vivian Vedder, and Frederick Worlock as Prof. William Kilbane.

Behind the camera, cinematography is by Maury Gertsman and it was produced by Howard Benedict and Roy William Neill.

Is Terror by Night worth watching?

Terror by Night holds an audience score of 6.6/10 from 153 ratings, a solidly received mystery films.

At 1h 0m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy mystery, crime, and thriller, Terror by Night is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Terror by Night

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