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title: 'Sherlock Holmes and the House of Fear (1945)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Roy William Neill'
released: '1945-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 73
genres:
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/sherlock-holmes-and-the-house-of-fear-1945'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037794/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Sherlock Holmes and the House of Fear (1945)

1945 · 73 min · Crime, Mystery · United States


## Synopsis

The House of Fear is a 1945 Sherlock Holmes crime horror film starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce. Directed by Roy William Neill, it is loosely based on the 1891 short story "The Five Orange Pips" by Arthur Conan Doyle. It is the 10th film of the Rathbone/Bruce collaboration as Holmes and Dr. Watson.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Roy William Neill](https://cinepixo.com/people/roy-william-neill)
- **Producer:** [Roy William Neill](https://cinepixo.com/people/roy-william-neill)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Paul Sawtell](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-sawtell)
- **Director of Photography:** [Virgil Miller](https://cinepixo.com/people/virgil-miller)

## Cast

- [Doris Lloyd](https://cinepixo.com/people/doris-lloyd)
- [Paul Cavanagh](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-cavanagh)
- [Harry Cording](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-cording)
- [Dennis Hoey](https://cinepixo.com/people/dennis-hoey) as Inspector Lestrade
- [Holmes Herbert](https://cinepixo.com/people/holmes-herbert)
- [Basil Rathbone](https://cinepixo.com/people/basil-rathbone) as Sherlock Holmes
- [Gavin Muir](https://cinepixo.com/people/gavin-muir)
- [Nigel Bruce](https://cinepixo.com/people/nigel-bruce) as Dr. Watson
- [Cyril Delevanti](https://cinepixo.com/people/cyril-delevanti)
- [David Clyde](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-clyde)
- [Aubrey Mather](https://cinepixo.com/people/aubrey-mather)

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