A serial killer on the streets of London has Scotland Yard in a panic. Inspector Gregson (replacing Lestrade, who is obviously not suited to this kind of story) asks Holmes for help. On the case for only a few minutes, Holmes already makes keen observations and quickly deduces that it all must be the devilish work of Professor Moriarty...again.
He's already died twice in these movies and another third time before this story is set. It annoys me that he's always so prominently featured in many Sherlock Holmes films when he really was no more than a come-and-go character in Conan-Doyle's stories. Henry Daniell is really bad as Moriarty and comes across as wimpy and effeminate. Not exactly a good approach, this ain't no pantomime.
The reason behind the murders is also quite contrived and nonsensical and there's only a little bit of a mysterious atmosphere. A cheap and silly Holmes movie and certainly the lowest point so far for Rathbone and Bruce.
He's already died twice in these movies and another third time before this story is set. It annoys me that he's always so prominently featured in many Sherlock Holmes films when he really was no more than a come-and-go character in Conan-Doyle's stories. Henry Daniell is really bad as Moriarty and comes across as wimpy and effeminate. Not exactly a good approach, this ain't no pantomime.
The reason behind the murders is also quite contrived and nonsensical and there's only a little bit of a mysterious atmosphere. A cheap and silly Holmes movie and certainly the lowest point so far for Rathbone and Bruce.