The Woman in Green

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The Woman in Green

1945

1h 8m

Mystery & Thriller

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When a number of attractive women are found dead and with fingers missing, Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) and Dr. Watson (Nigel Bruce) investigate. Though evidence points to a psychotic killer, Holmes begins to believe that there's more to the case than initially meets the eye, a notion that leads him to uncover the involvement of his archenemy, Professor Moriarty (Henry Daniell). Who is working with Moriarty on such a dastardly plot, and what are their motives?

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Phil Hall

Film Threat

08/27/2010

4/5

Superior entry in the delightful Basil Rathbone-Nigel Bruce series.

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John A. Nesbit

Old School Reviews

02/02/2007

4/5

No one does Holmes like Basil, and this ranks among the stronger of the series

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Michael W. Phillips, Jr.

Goatdog's Movies

10/29/2005

3.5/5

It's one of the best in the series, partly because it strays from formula and partly because it summons some genuine mystery.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

09/17/2005

B

A solid entry in the Holmes series.

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

07/19/2005

3/5

Carol Cling

Las Vegas Review-Journal

02/20/2004

4/5

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Holly W

Oct 18

Basil is great as Sherlock Holmes, just minor critisms there were not modern flashlight torches during Sherlock Holmes era or modern table lights. A couple of other props and set dressings that otherwise deflect from a good film. Get past these and the storyline is worth a watch.

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Russ G

Apr 4

A passable installment in the Rathbone / Bruce pairing portraying the classic British sleuth and the good doctor. It's marred only by a rather rushed and disconnected conclusion. It features Holmes's frequent nemesis Professor Moriarty and a fashionable femme fatale, the titular woman in green.

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Josh G

03/26/2024

The sharpest technical wise of all the Sherlock films, but the story can be a bit silly the whole hypnotism thing, enjoyable and well acted but silly at times.

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04/22/2023

Rating: 6/10. 66/100

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Jelisije J

@jjosifovic 03/21/2023

To me this is the worst of the 1939 Sherlock Holmes film series. Its a slow and I do mean a very slow murder mystery movie.

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s r

@ScottR 01/03/2017

Good, but not quite great.

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Synopsis

When a number of attractive women are found dead and with fingers missing, Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) and Dr. Watson (Nigel Bruce) investigate. Though evidence points to a psychotic killer, Holmes begins to believe that there's more to the case than initially meets the eye, a notion that leads him to uncover the involvement of his archenemy, Professor Moriarty (Henry Daniell). Who is working with Moriarty on such a dastardly plot, and what are their motives?

Director: Roy William Neill
Screenwriter: Bertram Millhauser
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Universal/Universal Int
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 27, 1945, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 1, 2012
Runtime: 1h 8m

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