One of the best in the series, only no offence but I would have preferred it to be based somewhere in the UK and not Canada That Linchpin Of The English Speaking World. If you ignore references to Toronto and French place names the village, its inhabitants, their accents and the fog would make it Brigadoon or some-such anyway!
Apart from La Morte Rouge being generally populated by Limehouse rejects, this is a cracking story albeit cobbled from various sources, which doesn't let up for the 71 minutes running time. Watson is more bumbly again, and Holmes more condescending towards him as a result making for some humorous quotes and quips. Lord Penrose is the only character in here who should have been slashed for his myopic rudeness, but only the good get murdered in TSC. Poor old Watson, he sure paid for his avuncular feelings for Marie.
When Holmes confronts him, the perp acts and talks more like a robot than a consummate calculating killer, something was rushed there. But a great little B film, worthy entry no. 8/14 in the series.
Apart from La Morte Rouge being generally populated by Limehouse rejects, this is a cracking story albeit cobbled from various sources, which doesn't let up for the 71 minutes running time. Watson is more bumbly again, and Holmes more condescending towards him as a result making for some humorous quotes and quips. Lord Penrose is the only character in here who should have been slashed for his myopic rudeness, but only the good get murdered in TSC. Poor old Watson, he sure paid for his avuncular feelings for Marie.
When Holmes confronts him, the perp acts and talks more like a robot than a consummate calculating killer, something was rushed there. But a great little B film, worthy entry no. 8/14 in the series.