《福尔摩斯系列之面对死亡》(1943年)是根据柯南道尔的《玛斯古勒布家的仪式》的故事改编。正在古老的玛斯古勒布庄园军人疗养院休养的华生请福尔摩斯来调查发生的奇怪事情。接着发生了一系列不可思议的事,谋杀、私道,象棋游戏和神秘的家庭仪式。只有争分夺秒与亡命徒斗智的福尔摩斯才能拨开重重...更多>
[Inspector Lestrade is lost in a secret passage]
Insp. Lestrade:
I'm lost! I'm all turned around!
Sherlock Holmes:
You have been, for years. Get him out of there, will you, Mrs. Howells? And get him a saucer of milk.
Sherlock Holmes:
There's a new spirit abroad in the land. The old days of grab and greed are on their way out. We're beginning to think of what we *owe* the other fellow, not just what we're compelled to give him. The time is coming, Watson, when we cannot fill our bellies in comfort while the other fellow goes hungry, or sleep in warm beds while others shiver in the cold. And we shan't be able to kneel and thank God for blessings before our shining altars while men anywhere are kneeling in either physical or spiritual subjection.