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01/10/1965 Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery 1h 35m
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Sherlock Holmes meets Jack the Ripper! Here comes the original caped crusader!

Overview

When Watson reads from the newspaper there have been two similar murders near Whitechapel in a few days, Sherlock Holmes' sharp deductive is immediately stimulated to start its merciless method of elimination after observation of every apparently meaningless detail. He guesses right the victims must be street whores, and doesn't need long to work his way trough a pawn shop, an aristocratic family's stately home, a hospital and of course the potential suspects and (even unknowing) witnesses who are the cast of the gradually unraveled story of the murderer and his motive.

  1. James Hill

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. John Neville

    Sherlock Holmes

  2. Donald Houston

    Doctor Watson

  3. John Fraser

    Lord Carfax

  4. Anthony Quayle

    Doctor Murray

  5. Barbara Windsor

    Annie Chapman

  6. Adrienne Corri

    Angela

  7. Frank Finlay

    Inspector Lestrade

  8. Judi Dench

    Sally

  9. Barry Jones

    Duke of Shires

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak
Written by Wuchak on 2026-06-18
**_What if Sherlock Holmes & Dr. Watson took on the 1888 Ripper case?_**

This was the first of two films that had this plot. The second one, “Murder By Decree,” came out fourteen years later and featured Christopher Plummer and James Mason in the roles of Holmes & Watson whereas this features John Neville and Donald Houston. It’s more colorful and arguably has a superior cast of women, led by raven-haired Georgia Brown as the notable singer at the tavern with Edina Ronay showing up in the last act as Mary Kelly.

“Murder by Decree” is a half hour longer, more convoluted, and has...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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