List of the best Roy William Neill movies: The Pearl of Death(1944), The Black Room(1935), Black Angel(1946), Dressed to Kill(1946), Pursuit to Algiers(1945), Terror by Night(1946), The Woman in Green(1945), Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman(1943), The Good Bad Girl(1931), Black Moon(1934), That's My Boy(1932), Just Like Heaven(1930) ... ...
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1944
69 Minutes
Director
Basil Rathbone Nigel Bruce Evelyn Ankers Dennis Hoey Miles Mander Ian Wolfe Charles Francis Richard Nugent Mary Gordon Rondo Hatton Leslie Denison
sherlock holmes doctor watson police detective thief thug gripping intricate suspenseful london museum house theft investigation murder impersonation pursuit quest 1940s
When a valuable pearl with a sinister reputation is stolen, Sherlock Holmes must investigate its link to a series of brutal murders.
Horror
USA
1935
70 Minutes
Director
Boris Karloff Marian Marsh Robert Allen Thurston Hall Katherine DeMille John Buckler Henry Kolker Colin Tapley Torben Meyer
twin brother baron colonel daughter servant eerie thrilling dark tyrol castle torture chamber ambition superstition fear impersonation murder royalty rivalry quest
Ignoring an ancient prophecy, evil brother Gregor seeks to maintain his feudal power on his his Tyrolean estate by murdering and impersonating his benevolent younger twin.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1946
80 Minutes
Director
Dan Duryea June Vincent Peter Lorre Broderick Crawford Wallace Ford Hobart Cavanaugh Constance Dowling Freddie Steele Ben Bard John Phillips Junius Matthews
When Kirk Bennett is convicted of a singer's murder, his wife tries to prove him innocent...aided by the victim's ex-husband.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1946
72 Minutes
Director
Basil Rathbone Nigel Bruce Patricia Morison Edmond Breon Frederick Worlock Carl Harbord Patricia Cameron Tom Dillon Harry Cording Topsy Glyn Mary Gordon
sherlock holmes doctor watson inspector femme fatale criminal thief crafty gripping melodramatic suspenseful london apartment auction house antique shop england street murder treasure hunting clues music
Sherlock Holmes sets out to discover why a trio of murderous villains, including a dangerously attractive female, are desperate to obtain three unassuming and inexpensive little music boxes.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1945
65 Minutes
Director
Basil Rathbone Nigel Bruce Marjorie Riordan Rosalind Ivan Martin Kosleck John Abbott Frederick Worlock Morton Lowry Leslie Vincent Gerald Hamer Rex Evans
sherlock holmes doctor watson prince prime minister singer thug spirited tense london ship algiers, algeria airplane lisbon, portugal alexandria, egypt jewel smuggling royalty impersonation sabotage attempted murder investigation
Holmes is recruited to escort the heir to a European throne safely back to his homeland after his father's assassination.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1946
60 Minutes
Director
Basil Rathbone Nigel Bruce Alan Mowbray Dennis Hoey Renee Godfrey Mary Forbes Billy Bevan Frederick Worlock Leland Hodgson Geoffrey Steele Boyd Davis
sherlock holmes doctor watson major son lady villain suspenseful crafty london train station train compartment car jewelry theft murder false accusations impersonation mother/son relationship investigation mystery
When the fabled Star of Rhodesia diamond is stolen on a London to Edinburgh train and the son of its owner is murdered, Sherlock Holmes must discover which of his suspicious fellow passengers is responsible.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1945
68 Minutes
Director
Basil Rathbone Nigel Bruce Hillary Brooke Henry Daniell Paul Cavanagh Matthew Boulton Eve Amber Frederick Worlock Tom Bryson
sherlock holmes doctor watson professor moriarty beautiful woman police detective amateur sleuth suspenseful intricate london household scotland yard 221b baker street investigation murder mutilation deception hypnosis mystery rivalry discovery
Sherlock Holmes investigates when young women around London turn up murdered, each with a finger severed. Scotland Yard suspects a madman, but Holmes believes the killings to be part of a diabolical plot.
Horror
USA
1943
72 Minutes
Director
Lon Chaney Bela Lugosi Ilona Massey Patric Knowles Lionel Atwill Maria Ouspenskaya Dennis Hoey Don Barclay Rex Evans Dwight Frye Harry Stubbs
frankenstein's monster werewolf baroness doctor police officer mayor frightening thrilling cemetery castle europe village resurrection battle supernatural monsters quest rivalry transformation 1940s
The resurrected Wolf Man, seeking a cure for his malady, enlists the aid of a mad scientist, who claims he will not only rid the Wolf Man of his nocturnal metamorphosis, but also revive the frozen body of Frankenstein's inhuman creation.
Crime, Drama
USA
1931
67 Minutes
Director
Mae Clarke James Hall Marie Prevost Nance O'Neil Edmund Breese James Donlan Paul Porcasi Paul Fix Wheeler Oakman George Berliner
girlfriend gangster son parent best friend detective melodramatic gripping intense nightclub houseboat apartment philadelphia prison gangsters murder marriage friendship reputation wealth
Marcia Cameron (Mae Clark), a gangster's moll, quits her racketeering boyfriend Dapper Dan Tyler (Robert Ellis) for a respectable rich man, Bob Henderson (Jmaes Hall), but after giving ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1934
68 Minutes
Director
Jack Holt Fay Wray Dorothy Burgess Cora Sue Collins Arnold Korff Clarence Muse Lumsden Hare
A young girl who lives on a tropical island loses her parents to a voodoo sacrifice, but although she manages to escape the island, a curse is put on her. Years later, as an adult, she ... See full summary »
Romance
USA
1932
71 Minutes
Director
Richard Cromwell Dorothy Jordan Mae Marsh Arthur Stone Douglas Dumbrille Leon Ames Russell Saunders Sumner Getchell Otis Harlan
Tommy Scott goes to a Connecticut college to become a doctor, but is soon discovered to be a prodigious football talent. He becomes a national star and falls in love, but fame and ill-advised financial deals threaten to ruin his future.
Romance
USA
1930
70 Minutes
Director
Thomas Jefferson Emile Chautard Mathilde Comont Yola d'Avril Gaston Glass Anita Louise Torben Meyer David Newell Albert Roccardi
A balloon seller with grand plans to win a scholarship clashes with a budding dancer and her circus troupe over a prime town-centre location.
Mystery & Thriller, Horror
1934
65 Minutes
Director
Donald Cook Genevieve Tobin Hardie Albright Edward Ellis Edwin Maxwell Vince Barnett Helen Flint Samuel S. Hinds Nella Walker Sidney Bracey
Eight strangers are invited to spend the night in a penthouse apartment. They are greeted, wined and dined, but a voice on the radio tells them they will be murdered unless they outwit Death.
Mystery & Thriller
1944
63 Minutes
Director
Basil Rathbone Nigel Bruce Gale Sondergaard Dennis Hoey Mary Gordon Arthur Hohl Alec Craig Vernon Downing Lydia Bilbrook John Burton Harry Cording
sherlock holmes doctor watson villain inspector detective assistant crafty intricate suspenseful engaging london gambling house fair house murder suicide insurance poison detective work seduction
Holmes (Basil Rathbone) poses as a foreigner to bait the woman (Gale Sondergaard) behind so-called "pajama suicides."
Mystery & Thriller
1943
68 Minutes
Director
Basil Rathbone Nigel Bruce Hillary Brooke Milburn Stone Arthur Margetson Halliwell Hobbes Dennis Hoey Minna Phillips Gavin Muir Gerald Hamer Vernon Downing
sherlock holmes doctor watson inspector sister brother doctor engaging crafty intricate suspenseful estate london england hospital family feud ritual murder detective work land claim world war ii greed
Watson (Nigel Bruce) brings in Holmes (Basil Rathbone) on a case of ritual murder at the old Musgrave estate.
Adventure
1928
100 Minutes
Director
A story loosely based on the novel "Leif the Lucky," which tells of Viking activity west of Greenland.
Mystery & Thriller
1944
74 Minutes
Director
Basil Rathbone Nigel Bruce Gerald Hamer Arthur Hohl Miles Mander Ian Wolfe Paul Cavanagh Kay Harding
detective doctor watson actor postal worker innkeeper lord thrilling suspenseful rousing canada inn quebec city investigation serial murders detective work sherlock holmes mystery pursuit revenge 19th century
Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) and Dr. Watson (Nigel Bruce) solve village murders blamed on a monster in Canada.
Adventure
1937
80 Minutes
Director
priest smuggler wife naval officer villager thrilling melodramatic kent high seas ship village double life pirates schemes smuggling helping others revenge pursuit transformation rivalry
An English pirate turns up 20 years later as a vicar (George Arliss), smuggling for the good of his parish.
Mystery & Thriller
1942
68 Minutes
Director
Basil Rathbone Nigel Bruce Lionel Atwill Kaaren Verne William Post Jr. Dennis Hoey Mary Gordon Holmes Herbert Henry Victor Paul Fix Rudolph Anders
sherlock holmes doctor watson scientist wife government official professor moriarty intense crafty zurich london flat whitehall apartment operating room world war ii inventions kidnapping disguise secret codes torture
An Englishman (Basil Rathbone) sneaks a bombsight inventor out of Zurich, then loses him to Nazi agent Moriarty (Lionel Atwill).
Mystery & Thriller
1943
71 Minutes
Director
Basil Rathbone Nigel Bruce Marjorie Lord Henry Daniell George Zucco John Archer Gavin Muir
sherlock holmes doctor watson secret agent socialite spy fiancé engaging suspenseful london airplane washington, d.c. party antique shop office world war ii espionage secret documents investigation abduction attempted murder
Holmes (Basil Rathbone) and Watson (Nigel Bruce) follow a popular matchbook full of microfilm sought by Nazi spies.
Mystery & Thriller
1945
69 Minutes
Director
Basil Rathbone Nigel Bruce Dennis Hoey Aubrey Mather Paul Cavanagh Holmes Herbert Gavin Muir
detective sidekick wealthy man butler sherlock holmes crafty thrilling confident castle office dinner party murder mystery insurance dining investigation mystery temptation 1890s
Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) and Dr. Watson (Nigel Bruce) go to Scotland to check on mortality at a heavily insured club.