#sherlock holmes and the deadly necklace

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Christopher Lee as Sherlock Holmes in “Sherlock Holmes und das Halsband des Todes” (“Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace”) (1962)

The English actor spoke excellent German. He dubbed himself in two Edgar Wallace films he made in Germany: “Das Geheimnis der gelben Narzissen" ("The Devil's Daffodil") (1961) and "Das Rätsel der roten Orchidee" ("The Puzzle of the Red Orchid") (1962)

In “Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace” Christopher Lee was dubbed by actor Harry Wüstenhagen. He also dubbed three other Sherlock Holmes actors: Ian Richardson in “The Hound of the Baskervilles” and in “The Sign of Four”, Nicol Williamson in “The Seven-Per-Cent Solution” and John Neville in “A Study in Terror”. He even dubbed the title role in “The Great Mouse Detective”.

[outofcontextrifftrax]

Constable, prepare my hoverbike!

Matthew J. Elliott, Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace

[inevitable-destruction]

"You know Inspector, this gentleman reads too many detective stories. Sherlock Holmes has tried to slander me on several occasions. But his accusations have always been a fiction."

[pickledfingers]

My family and I are doing a thing where we all put on the same old movie at 3pm on a Sunday and then watch it together and roast it in the group chat. Some movies are good, like Some Like It Hot, or like Singing in the Rain, and those movies don't get roasted much.

But some movies, like the 1962 Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace, staring Christopher Lee in the lead role, where they started making an adaption of the Reichenbach Falls and ran out of money to film it midway through resulting in a rewrite into what can only be described terrible fanfiction, and then lost the audio track after the movie was filmed and ended up having to dub over Christopher Lee with a much cheaper American actor, - that movie is gold when it comes to roasting the shit out of it.

[major-knighton]

HALLOW-LEE-N movie review Oct 27th : Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace (1962)

This one turned out to not really be spooky, despite the title, but the polls had spoken and besides it's on YouTube. This list has made me wait after barely-usable streaming services enough.

Anyway! This original Holmes story baffles me bc it's a bad adaptation of Sherlock Holmes, but Lee is a great Holmes. Confusing.

This story revolves around a necklace belonging to Cleopatra, which I assume means Cleopatra VII Philopator, despite her tomb never being found irl if it even exists. Anyway, in this version Moriarty is an archeology professor and he wants to steal the necklace before it goes to auction.

In the middle of that investigation, we suddenly interrupt that story to bring you the plot of The Valley of Fear, and the we resume as if nothing happened.

My biggest gripe with this movie isn't the weird pacing or the 3.5 pixels of quality, it's Watson. We fall into the trap of bumbling idiot Watson, a trope I hate. Why would Holmes take him along undercover missions if he makes it all go wrong?

I did find plenty to enjoy however. Lee is brilliant, his acting in Holmes's disguises and personas is top notch. The references to Canon, the constant air of making fun of the police and random zoomies were highly enjoyable.

I also loved seeing a Holmes story with cars and telephones, most adaptations tend to all focus on the start of their career, in the 1880s.

I also got some material for my herpetophobic Holmes headcanon, which made me happy. The little late-night confrontation between Holmes and Moriarty where the latter pettily hits Holmes in the shins with his cane was fun too.

Speaking of the eminent professor, I liked that he doesn't get caught at the end. His plans are foiled but he lives to do more crime. They also keep pronouncing his name "Moriarity" which was weird.

I suppose all these little details balance out the huge disappointment of Idiot Watson. 5/10.

[oneofusnet]

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[yawneon]

PROJECT : REBUS !

a/n : my second little fic thingy on this app 🤭 i’m writing this at 4am, sorry if there’s any little mistakes. (i’m feeding my own mattheo riddle delusions)

pairing : mattheo riddle x gn!slytherin!reader

summary : you hated mattheo riddle, loathed him almost but all shit hits the fan when things go missing in your and his dorm, so the only logical thing to do is to band together and find out what in merlin’s name is going on.

!!! : sherlock holmes era, im funny i swear, fluff, enemies to teammates to lovers, im gonna write this one longer promise, a little bit on y/n (we love them), nicknames, references of non-canon slytherin characters (lorenzo berkshire, mattheo riddle.. obviously 😭😭), half-blood reader, mattheo is annoying

part 1! / …

★・・・・・・★

it wasn’t out of the ordinary for mattheo riddle, son of the dark lord, to be annoying you in some way. it was his hobby, (or atleast that’s what he’d like to call it). no matter how many times you tell him to fuck off or leave you alone he just could never grasp the idea of it, it was out of his nature to leave you alone because it was like you two were made for eachother (again what he would like to describe it as).

“back off riddle.” you warned. you were currently at a slytherin party, your team had just won the quidditch match and your whole house seems over the moon. well everyone but you.

“come on, jelly bean.” mattheo looks at you with a shit-eating grin on his face. he pokes your side causing you to swat his hand away in an instant. it was hard to hear him over the blasting music and the sight of blaise on a table singing his heart out but you just knew that whatever he said was a teasing little snarky comment. “riddle.” you warn again giving him a stern look, “just one dance cookie and then i’ll leave you alone..” he gives you a fake pout, his bottom lip jutting out. looking him up and down you fake gag causing him to pout even further, a cheeky smirk ghosting on his lips.

you roll your eyes at him and your legs move away from him (for what felt like the fifth time that night ((it was.)) and he tries to follow you to annoy you further but he’s interrupted by a soft hand on his forearm pulling him, with one quick look to the hufflepuff student who somehow found themselves snaked into the party. his gaze leaves you as he’s quickly distracted by the person and you keep walking. it was going to be a long night obviously so since they had only just started.

you find yourself stood with your friends pansy, daphne, theodore, and draco . you stood around drinking a mystery concoction made by lorenzo and you wonder to yourself who the fuck gave him the job of making these drinks. “these are deadly, merlin.” you groan wincing at the burn in your throat as you swallow the liquid in the cup. pansy snickers at your comment bringing the red cup to her lips, “i mean yeah look who’s behind them.” she laughs taking a sip. “hey [name], are you and mattheo like a thing?” daphne ask, fiddling with her golden necklace that hung around her collarbone. you almost spit your drink out and the two boys around you chuckle at your reaction. “why would you ever make such an assumption?” your face must contort into a disgusted confused mix because everyone around you starts chuckling to themselves.

“well, i’ve got a friend in ravenclaw and i’d think they’d be a great match. it’s just that he’s always around you so i just assumed you guys were i don’t know.. into eachother?” daphne smiles shyly, her intentions seem true and you knew that she doesn’t like mattheo since he’s not really.. her type. “daphne..” you put a hand on her shoulder comically, “you can have him.. on one condition.. you make sure he never speaks to me again.” you snicker, daphne beams and nods profusely promising you that you will not be disappointed.

you and mattheo had been what seemed like enemies since like forever. the first thing he did to make you hate him was when he dunked your head into a volubilis potion in first year causing you to sound like a chipmunk for 3 days and since that day you have never had a break from mattheos constant efforts to humiliate you. first it was the potion, then pushing you off your broom, setting your robe on fire in transfiguration, the list goes on really. but mattheo continued to play dumb all the way up to sixth year. it was weird, the fact he acted absolutely oblivious, but you thought he was just teasing you again.

the night died down slowly and after about 3 hours of talking, laughing and drinking you head back to your dorm. you arrive at your dorms door, met with it slightly ajar. you think that it was weird before venturing onwards sinking yourself into the chair at your desk, you were a lucky student, having a dorm to yourself was a blessing. hearing daphne’s and theodore’s constant complaints on snoring, messiness and fights you found yourself encapsulated in the warm fortunes of being able to have a room to yourself, (even if it did get lonely).

sitting up from the wooden chair, you shower and change into more suitable sleeping attire which was obviously your pajamas you brought from home accompanied by slippers. you fall into your bed with a tired sigh, your eyes wandering over your dorms ceilings, then walls, the lights, the desk and your jewellery stand in which your rings that your family have kept as an heirloom for years centuries were missing.

they were missing.

the. rings. were. missing.

you sit up from the bed in a comical way, you could’ve sworn there were onomatoepias surrounding the air around you. jolting up quickly you rush to look for the rings. you check in the holder, on the desk, on the floor, in the blankets, under the pillows, anywhere you could think of. if you were found to have lost your prized family heirloom your mother would have your head on a stick and you would be fed to the dogs. you HAVE to find the rings. even if you died doing it.

you were searching for that shit, like it was your life elixir. as if it was the elder wand. people would hate thought you were crazy by the way you were looking. it was funny almost seeing someone squirm and rush around such a small area. your sheets were being yanked off your bed and your chest at the foot of your bed was being emptied and rearranged. you looked like you were on drugs, it was bad. you looked like a lunatic, it was horrid. but you gotta do what u gotta do..

to say you were panicking would be an understatement. you were frantic, desperate even. you were on all fours checking every single crevice and crack of that room 15 times over just for there to be nothing. it hasn’t even been an hour since you stepped foot into your dorm. your eyes are wide with anxiety sinking in and you unconsciously start pacing your room.

your mind runs laps thinking about any and every possibility. maybe they grew legs and walked away, maybe there was no rings in the first place and you were just crazy, maybe you’re family was crazy. maybe nothing was real like ever.

you paced up and down your room, hands in your hair basically clawing at it thinking of every scenario possible and every single step you took that day.

1. you woke up.

2. you went to the bathroom and did your business.

3. you changed into your uniform.

4. you checked the rings were still there, they were.

5. you went on about your day.

every single day you check the rings are there. you wouldn’t wear them incase they got damaged so you settled with keeping them on a porcelain plate next to your notebook. every single friend and basically everyone in your year knows how valuable they are and you would a word (avada kadavra) anyone without hesitation if they touched them so no one ever did.

well there is one person that might have and would if he felt especially annoying that day.

-

you found yourself pounding on mattheo riddles dorm door. the knocks echoed throughout the hall. some partygoers are still hung around in deep conversation, lorenzo seems to be off his shift as the bartender and he is seemingly in his dorm.

you wait for an answer at the door for what feels like eternity (2 minutes) and you being hammering at the door next.

a muffled voice pleads for you to stop and blaise opens the door groggily, fatigue from the party taken over his state of mind.

“where is he.”

“where is who?”

“you know who blaise.”

blaise looks behind him, looking over the beds in his dorm. enzo is in bed, and blaise just got out of his. he looks at mattheos bed and its unmade but its empty.

“not here.” blaise sighs, wiping a tired hand over his eyes.

“then where is he?” you grumble.

“astronomy tower maybe, he likes taking a smoke out there at night. to see stars or some sappy shit.” blaise replies.

you thank blaise quickly and you apologise for the intrusion before quickly picking up your feet from the floor and going to the astronomy tower.

the halls of hogwarts when it was empty were always cold and a bit uneasy when you walk through them at night. knowing that there are ghosts in the walls and there might be other students or things around frighten you but the only thing your running on right now is the drink lorenzo made and pure anger.

your slippers tap on the tile beneath your feet echoing through the walls. you twist up the astronomy tower stairs quickly and you silently enter the icy breeze of the open class. the smell of smoke quickly comes over you, foretelling you that your target was indeed here.

-

“riddle.” you growl looking at the boy. he felt as if your eyes were piercing holes straight through him and he turns around slowly cigarette still in his mouth. mattheo’s eyes were wide and his face looked guilty.

“i swear whatever theo said he’s lying.” mattheo blurts out quickly. his eyes trail down to your slippers up your long fuzzy pajama pants and then to your night shirt, a quiet smile grows on his face but he’s quick to hide the pink on his cheeks with a snarky remark. “cute outfit, [name]” he laughs taking a long drag of his cigarette.

“did you steal my stuff mattheo?”

“who?” he replies, his lips curl into a smile.

“what?” you make a weird face at him, “did you steal my things?” you say again.

“you said my name.” he laughs out softly his eyes meeting the sky above him. “also no.” mattheo sighs out.

you walk to the ledge of the astronomy tower where he stood and you lean your elbows against the chill metal. “riddle-“ you try to begin but your cut off instantly, “mattheo.” he says. “call me mattheo please.” he says almost shyly, you narrow your eyes at him before shaking your head giving into the boys request.

“mattheo i really need you to be honest with me okay?” you turn to look at him, “did you steal my stuff?”.

“i didn’t [name].” he looks back at you, “right.” you reply, slight mistrust laces your tone but mattheo ignores it as he finishes up smoking his cigarette.

“im being serious!” he whines, the top of the cigarette being dragged across the railing. you give him a nod, coming off a tad sarcastic but mostly trusting.

“my stuff went missing too.” mattheo blurts out, he looks at you breathing out a smoky sigh. you look at him puzzled, you squint your eyes at him trying to read his expression.

with your squinted eyes and mistrusting expression an idea pops up into your head.

not one you like and most definitely not one you’d pitch to mattheo riddle.

but it was better than just sulking around.

“well if we both got robbed, on the same night what are the chances it was the same person?” you sigh out your eyes drawing to the stars above you.

“high?” he replies,

“so as much as i hate this- why dont we help eachother out and look for them together.”

“are you asking me to become your detective partner, honey bun?” he teases you with a sly grin.

“don’t make me change my mind riddle.” you glare at him.

“fine.. i will since your prrrractically begging me to ~” he smiles childishly, a slight gleam in his eyes.

you roll your eyes and groan,

this was a bad idea.

-

@yawneon

[skjam]

Pulptober 2024 Day 20: Sherlock Holmes/Man of Many Talents

Ah, Sherlock Holmes, the very model of the nearly omnicompetent main character. Intelligent, knowledgeable, observant, musical, strong, maybe a little socially awkward when he's not putting on a disguise to solve a case.

Beloved by audiences the world over, even in places you'd think might not like a Victorian Englishman. Looking at you, "Soviet Sherlock Holmes."

If you want to make your OC awesome, give them a connection to Sherlock Holmes, like being his relative (Enola Holmes, Spock), disciple (Solar Pons) or just a huge fan (Conan Edogawa).

And there's plenty of subtext so people who are "different" can see themselves in him. (Is Sherlock Holmes gay? bisexual? aromantic? asexual? demi? a trans man? intersex? some flavor of neurodivergent or just eccentric? Arthur Conan Doyle didn't say "no", so you are free to read between the lines.)

A man of many talents indeed!

I've reviewed a fair amount of Sherlock Holmes-related media over the years, so I'll pick three. A movie with Christopher Lee, a book of Holmes fanfiction, and an anime where he's a special guest star (along with several other public domain characters.)

https://www.skjam.com/2023/07/22/movie-review-sherlock-holmes-and-the-deadly-necklace/

https://www.skjam.com/2016/01/16/book-review-the-big-book-of-sherlock-holmes-stories/

https://www.skjam.com/2023/10/06/anime-review-undead-girl-murder-farce/

[holmesoldfellow]

Directory

Hello! I figured its time to make a blog tag guide for all your post finding needs. All my posts are tagged with a shorthand tag, while original posts have more thorough tagging. I have also added a list of links to my various Holmes playlists, where you can watch adaptations and listen to themes.

Join the community @@holmesian-mantlepiece

All original posts: #sherlock holmes

#acd: posts referencing Sir Arthur Conan Doyle himself, the original text of the ACD canon Holmes, or other mentions of specifically ACD Holmes. Original posts: #sir arthur conan doyle

#book cover: photos of book covers or spines (generally with the exception of comic books)

#newspaper: newspaper or magazine mentions of Sherlock Holmes

#advertising: advertising using Holmes imagery

#comics: comics or comic books referencing Sherlock Holmes. Original posts about the Dynamite comics: #dynamite holmes.

#museum: photos of the Sherlock Holmes Museum in London.

#location: Holmesian locations other than the museum, often referring to the Sherlock Holmes pub, various cafes, or statues.

#paget: illustrations by Sidney Paget

#illustration: illustrations not by Sidney Paget.

#meme: memes and textposts

TV Shows and Movies (in chronological order)

William Gillette in plays (1899) and "Sherlock Holmes" (1916): #gillette

"Sherlock Jr." directed by and featuring Buster Keaton (1924): #jr

"Sherlock Holmes" with John Barrymore (1922): #barrymore

Arthur Wontner films "The Sleeping Cardinal" (1931), "The Missing Rembrandt" (1932), "The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case" (1932), "The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes" (1935), and "Silver Blaze" (1937): #wontner

"Sherlock Holmes" with Basil Rathbone (1939-46): #rathbone

"Sherlock Holmes" with Ronald Howard (1954): #howard #ronald howard

Christopher Lee in "Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace" (1962) and other productions: #lee

"Sherlock Holmes" with Douglas Wilmer (1964-1965, plus other appearances): #wilmer

"Sherlock Holmes" with Peter Cushing (1968): #cushing

"The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes" directed and written by Billy Wilder (1970): #tplosh #the private life of sherlock holmes

Theater productions (1970s) and "Interior Motives" (1976) with Leonard Nimoy: #nimoy

"The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother" written, directed, and featuring Gene Wilder (1975): #brother

"The Seven Percent Solution" written by Nicholas Meyer and featuring Nicol Williamson (1976): #seven percent

"Murder by Decree" with Christopher Plummer (1979): #decree #murder by decree

"Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson" with Geoffrey Whitehead and Donald Pickering (1979): #whitehead

"The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson" with Vasiliy Livanov (Soviet Holmes) (1979-1986): #livanov

"The Hound of the Baskervilles" with Tom Baker (1982): #baker

Ian Richardson in "The Sign of Four" (1983) and "The Hound of the Baskervilles" (1983) and other productions: #richardson

"The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" with Jeremy Brett (Granada) (1984-94): #granada #granada holmes

"Young Sherlock Holmes" directed by Barry Levinson (1985): #young #young sherlock holmes

"Detective Conan"/"Case Closed" manga by Gosho Aoyama (1994) and anime (1996): #case closed

"Sherlock Holmes" (2009) and "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows" (2011) directed by Guy Ritchie and featuring Robert Downey Jr.: #rdj

"Elementary" with Johnny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu (2014-2019): #elementary

#german: German productions of Sherlock Holmes, such as “Der Hund von Baskerville” (1937) and "Sherlock Holmes" with Erich Schellow (1967)

"Moriarty the Patriot" manga (2016) and anime (2020): #ynm

"Watson" with Morris Chestnut (2025-): #watson

#animated: Animated series and references to Sherlock Holmes, such as "Sherlock Hound" (1984), "The Great Mouse Detective" (1986), and "Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century" (1999)

#theater: Theater productions about Sherlock Holmes

#playbill: Playbills for Holmesian theater productions, including William Gillette's play

#radio: Audio series productions relating to Sherlock Holmes, including "The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" (1939-47), "Moriarty: The Devil's Game" (2022), and "Sherlock & Co." (2023)

#multi: posts that combine several adaptations of Sherlock Holmes in one.

Video Games- #video game: (mostly original) posts about video games

#frogwares: content pertaining to the Sherlock Holmes game series by Frogwares. Original posts are under #frogwares sherlock

#ace attorney: content relating to the game "The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles" (2021)

Merchandise- #merchandise: physical merchandise relating to Sherlock Holmes. A non-exhaustive list of subcategories:

#stuffed animal

#doll

#mini figure

#ceramics

#teapot

#ornament

#sweatshirt

#sweater

#tea blend

#playing cards

#other: Everything else! Usually non-listed adaptations or crossovers.

*Please note that none of my posts are intended to be advertisements or promotions, I just like collecting different interpretations of the great detective.

Links

My playlists:

Miscellaneous adaptations

German Holmes

Christmas with Holmes

Spotify playlist of musical themes

Other folks playlists I use for shows:

Granada Holmes

Howard/1954 Holmes

Douglas Wilmer Holmes (1964)

Young Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Manor House (1982)

Sherlock Hound

Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century

Sherlock Mondays (2023 verbal annotation of Holmes stories by the Rosenbach museum)

Sherlock Holmes audio dramas by Big Finish

My DMs, asks, and submissions are always open for those interested! Let me know if you'd like me to tag something for you, or find an adaptation for you. Ask questions, or just chat. See ya!

[dolphdrago]

I'm not kidding.

[imjustheretoseetheprivateblogs]

I'm anyone else who's interested in doing this

Favorite color: Blue

Last song I listened to: Yodel-adle-eedle-idle-ooo from Home on the Range

Last film I watched: Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace (but I didn't finish it).

Currently reading: Nothing (but I don't know if I like it that way 😔)

Currently watching: Thunderbirds

Currently craving: peace of mind

Coffee or tea: I'll go with tea, but I'd rather some water or a soda to drink

Hobby to try: I want to practice more cooking

Current AU: A Sailor Moon Terminator AU

I tag @firstdove15 @tigirl-and-co @bcbdrums @shoottomiss @lazlolullaby and anyone who wants to do this

Got tagged by @chaos-of-the-abyss for this! Thank you so much!

Favorite color: right now, I really like midnight-blue

Last song I listened to: "Never Enough" by Epica

Last film I watched: Alien: Romulus! I thought it was pretty good, and definitely pretty scary!

Currently reading: I started reading The Witcher: The Last Wish over the summer. I'm also re-reading The Silmarillion, lol.

Currently watching: Bridgerton

Currently craving: Mango juice

Coffee or tea: I'm definitely more of a coffee person, though I do like tea lattes as well!

Hobby to try: I really want to write some more, but I don't have time :( So I'll have to settle for some baking

Current AU: well, I don't have a lot of AUs in my mind right now, though I do have ideas for a Renji/Rukia Regency AU (hopefully I can write it after my internship is done, though)

Now tagging @dont-look-up @vanillaxbiscuit @jushiro-ukitake @peasant-player @fluffnflightillustrations and anyone else who's interested in doing this <3

[flammentanz]

Christopher Lee as Sherlock Holmes in "Sherlock Holmes und das Halsband des Todes" ("Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace") (1962)

[mater-argento]

[inevitable-destruction]

Pray take a chair. I can spare you five minutes if you have anything to say.

[finalproblem]

Sherlockian Wednesday Watchalongs: History Mysteries

Sometimes the past gets a little messy. Luckily, Holmes and Watson are around to sort everything out.

All Wednesday watchalong gatherings start at 8:30 pm US Eastern (aka New York) time. (Convert to your local time here.)

Wednesday, July 6 Sherlock Holmes (1954 TV Series): The Case of the Laughing Mummy and Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson (1979 TV Series): Four Minus Four is One  

Wednesday, July 13 Q.E.D.: Murder on the Bluebell Line (1987 TV episode)  

Wednesday, July 20 Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943 movie)  

Wednesday, July 27 Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace (1962 movie)

Here’s the deal: Like Sherlock Holmes? You’re welcome to join us in The Giant Chat of Sumatra to watch and chat with us. Just find a copy of the episode or movie we’re watching, and come make some goofy internet friends.

Keep an eye on my #the giant chat of sumatra tag and the calendar for updates on future chat events.

And speaking of history... This month marks the 12th anniversary of BBC Sherlock, so be sure to stay tuned for info on the annual Sherlockiversary watchalongs!

[major-knighton]

HALLOW-LEE-N movie review Oct 22nd : Nothing but the Night (1973)

Strange that this movie came out the same year as The Wicker Man and they both take place on Scottish islands. Is Scottish island horror a genre I was unaware of?

For 3/4 of this movie I was thinking, well it's really a crime thriller, it's good but not what I want for my list, and then Bam! Twist reveal, suddenly we're back into horror 100%.

We start strong with three murders, and the crash of a bus full of children, though there seems to be no other casualty than the bus driver. One of the children, Mary, is undergoing hypnotherapy to overcome the trauma, although what she describes doesn't quite fit with what seems to have happened in the accident.

From there, we have two plots. One, the murders and the accident : all victims were trustees of a foundation for orphans or rehomed children, among whom is Mary. Dr Ashley (Cushing) and Colonel Bingham (Lee) are investigating this.

The second polt concerns Mary's bio mother, Mrs Harb, who is a little bit bonkers. She really wants Mary back and enlists a journalist to help her, only Mary seems genuinely frightened of her and Mrs Harb says she'll stop at nothing to get her back.

Mary is discharged from the hospital and goes back to the orphanage on an island in Scotland, but Mrs Harb follows. The police are searching the island, and even more trustees of the orphanage get killed.

Both plots come together in the last few minutes of the film, but I think to give it away would be to do the story an injustice.

I will just say, I didn't see it coming but it fell right in place and made sense of everything. The young actress playing Mary, Gwyneth Strong, was spectacular. Lee and Cushing are as always extremely fun to see together. 8/10.