A Study in Terror (1965) NTSC DVD5

Elegant and taut mystery boasting some gruesome moments of bloodshed based on the novel by Ellery Queen. In this neatly plotted and at times lurid picture stylishly directed by James Hill, Arthur Conan Doyle’s fictional Sherlock Holmes and his companion Dr. Watson search for the Victorian serial killer Jack the Ripper. Neville seems to lack the commanding presence usually ascribed to Holmes but Donald Houston and Frank Finlay perfectly capture the essence of their characters. The film was

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