During WWII several murders occur at a convalescent home where Dr. Watson has volunteered his services. He summons Holmes for help and the master detective proceeds to solve the crime from a long list of suspects including the owners of the home, the staff and the patients recovering there.
Cast
Basil Rathbone
Sherlock Holmes
Nigel Bruce
Doctor Watson
Dennis Hoey
Inspector Lestrade
Hillary Brooke
Sally Musgrave
Mary Gordon
Mrs. Hudson
Halliwell Hobbes
Alfred Brunton, the butler
Milburn Stone
Capt. Pat Vickery
Minna Phillips
Mrs. Howells
Arthur Margetson
Dr. Bob Sexton
Gavin Muir
Phillip Musgrave
Frederick Worlock
Geoffrey Musgrave
Norma Varden
Gracie the Barmaid
Peter Lawford
Young Sailor at Bar
Heather Wilde
Unknown
Olaf Hytten
Captain MacIntosh
Eric Snowden
Sailor Playing Piano
Crew
Roy William Neill
Director, Producer
Bertram Millhauser
Screenplay
Arthur Conan Doyle
Story
Fred R. Feitshans Jr.
Editor
Charles Van Enger
Director of Photography
Vera West
Costume Design
Bernard B. Brown
Sound Director
Edwin Wetzel
Sound Designer
Hans J. Salter
Music Director
Russell A. Gausman
Set Decoration
Edward R. Robinson
Set Decoration
John B. Goodman
Art Direction
Harold H. MacArthur
Art Direction
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