When an insurance man calls upon Messrs. “Holmes” (Basil Rathbone) and “Watson” (Nigel Bruce) in their recently bullet-holed Baker Street lodgings, he raises some concerns about a group called the “good comrades”. They live in a remote, coastal and creepy, mansion house where each have made the others their beneficiaries in the event of their demise. Quite recently, two of them have bitten the dust and when “Holmes”…
HORROR stalking its halls!
The Good Comrades are a collection of varied gentlemen who crave one thing - solitude. They reside at Drearcliff House, ancestral home of their eldest member. All seems serene and convivial until one by one the members begin to perish in the most grisly of manners. Foul play is suspected by the Good Comrades' insurance agent, who turns to Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson for guidance.
Top Cast
Basil Rathbone
Sherlock Holmes
Nigel Bruce
Dr. John Watson
Aubrey Mather
Alastair
Paul Cavanagh
Simon Merrivale
Dennis Hoey
Inspector Lestrade
Harry Cording
John Simpson
Holmes Herbert
Alan Cosgrave
Sally Shepherd
Mrs. Monteith
Gavin Muir
Chalmers
Florette Hillier
Alison MacGregor
David Clyde
Alex MacGregor
Doris Lloyd
Bessie
Cyril Delevanti
Stanley Raeburn (uncredited)
Alec Craig
Angus (uncredited)
Richard Alexander
Ralph King (uncredited)
Bobby Hale
Pub Patron (uncredited)
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What is The House of Fear about?
The Good Comrades are a collection of varied gentlemen who crave one thing - solitude. They reside at Drearcliff House, ancestral home of their eldest member. All seems serene and convivial until one by one the members begin to perish in the most grisly of manners. Foul play is…
When was The House of Fear released?
The House of Fear was released in 1945.
What genres does The House of Fear belong to?
The House of Fear is categorised as Mystery, Crime, Thriller.
Who stars in The House of Fear?
The cast of The House of Fear includes Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Aubrey Mather, Paul Cavanagh, Dennis Hoey.