Terror by Night

Terror by Night is a 1946 film about Sherlock Holmes protecting a priceless diamond onboard a train.
 * Directed by Roy William Neill. Written by Frank Gruber.

One Way Ticket to DEATH..! (taglines)

Dialogue

 * Sherlock Holmes: The young lady is taking her mother to Scotland for burial.
 * Inspector Lestrade: In a coffin?
 * Sherlock Holmes: That is the customary method, I believe.


 * Sherlock Holmes: Thank you, Lady Margaret. We'll be as unobtrusive as possible.
 * Lady Margaret Carstairs: That would be a novelty from a policeman.


 * Lady Margaret Carstairs: My husband gave it to me on our fifth wedding anniversary.
 * Sherlock Holmes: 423 carats, isn't it?
 * Lady Margaret Carstairs: The original diamond was over 700 carats.
 * Sherlock Holmes': Really?
 * Lady Margaret Carstairs: [to her son] Your father had it cut. Less ostentatious.
 * Dr. John H. Watson: Less ostentatious? It's as big as a duck's egg.


 * Lady Margaret Carstairs: I shall report you both to Scotland Yard.
 * Inspector Lestrade: ...But I am Scotland Yard.


 * Sherlock Holmes: Did you discover anything, Watson?
 * Dr. John H. Watson: Yes. He's a very suspicious character. He tried to put me off the scent.
 * Sherlock Holmes: From the little I heard, he seemed reasonably successful.


 * Prof. William Kilbane: You come pounding on this door again and I'll have the law on you.
 * Inspector Lestrade: I am the law.
 * Prof. William Kilbane: Then stop barging in and out of my room like a chambermaid.


 * Dr. John H. Watson: Try some of this curry. It's excellent.
 * Sherlock Holmes: [ignoring him and speaking to the waiter] Steak and kidney pudding, please.
 * Major Duncan-Bleek: Of course, the Bengal curry doesn't compare with that of Madras. It's the quality of the mutton that makes the difference, don't you think?
 * Dr. John H. Watson: The, uh... the meat's unimportant. It's the spices that make the difference. Don't you agree with me Holmes?
 * Sherlock Holmes: [he hasn't been paying attention to the discussion] What?
 * Dr. John H. Watson: I say, we-we-we were discussing curry.
 * Sherlock Holmes: Oh, yes, curry! Horrible stuff!
 * Dr. John H. Watson: Oh, really? One man's meat is another man's poison.

Taglines

 * One Way Ticket to DEATH..!

Cast

 * Basil Rathbone — Sherlock Holmes
 * Nigel Bruce — Dr. John H. Watson
 * Alan Mowbray — Major Duncan-Bleek/Sebastian Moran
 * Dennis Hoey — Inspector Lestrade
 * Renee Godfrey — Vivian Vedder
 * Frederick Worlock — Professor Kilbane
 * Mary Forbes — Lady Margaret Carstairs
 * Skelton Knaggs — Sands