I don’t know enough about mystery movies to be able to generate an “Our eight favorite” list of them, but if I did this one would certainly be on it. Not only is it my favorite Sherlock Holmes story (with the possible exception of “The Speckled Band,” which as far as I know has never been made into a movie), but it’s also the first pairing of the classic Holmes/Watson duo of Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce. This one has everything: the dismal moor, the creaky manor, the cast of suspicious characters, the deadly family curse, and of course Rathbone and Bruce. Quintessential stuff. Worth seeing
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