The Woman in Green (1944)

6.6Approved68 min

1945 American film directed by Roy William Neill

The Woman in Green is a 1945 American horror mystery film, the eleventh of the fourteen Basil Rathbone-Nigel Bruce Sherlock Holmes films based on the characters created by Arthur Conan Doyle. Produced and directed by Roy William Neill, it stars Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Bruce as Dr. Watson, with Hillary Brooke as the woman of the title and Henry Daniell as Professor Moriarty. The film follows an original premise with material taken from "The Final Problem" and "The Adventure of the Empty House".

This was Hillary Brooke's third of three different roles in the Basil Rathbone Sherlock Holmes films, after Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942) and Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943). Series regular Dennis Hoey's Inspector Lestrade was replaced with Matthew Boulton as Inspector Gregson. This was Henry Daniell's third of three different roles in the Rathbone Sherlock Holmes works, following the aforementioned Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror and Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943).

The film is one of four films in the series which are in the public domain.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

FAQ

What is The Woman in Green about?
The Woman in Green (1944) — Holmes and Watson investigate a series of bizarre and apparently unconnected murders, and the death of a possible suspect. The trail leads to a society of hypnotists and a mysterious, glamorous woman. The fiendish Dr James Moriarty, though reported hanged in Montevideo, is suspec
Is The Woman in Green based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is The Woman in Green scary?
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