Columbia Pictures
Directed by James Hill
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Sony Screen Classics by Request)
John Neville's Sherlock Holmes pursues Jack the Ripper in the slums of London. Donald Houston as Doctor Watson provides support and occasional comic relief. The murders by bayonet and scalpel are shocking and bloody. The period detail and bold colors combine to provide atmosphere reminiscent of the best Hammer productions. The unveiling of Jack the Ripper's identity may be difficult, but not impossible, to guess. I was wrong.
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