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Terror by Night

1946 · 60 min · Director: Roy William Neill ★ IMDb 6.7 · 7,843 ratings

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Holmes and Watson board a passenger train bound from London to Edinburgh, to guard the Star of Rhodesia, an enormous diamond worth a fortune belonging to an elderly woman of wealth; but within the first hour of the trip, the woman's son is murdered and the diamond stolen and any of the passengers in their car could be the killer thief.

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Terror by Night (1946) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 35%, Curiosity 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

35%Tension
25%Curiosity
20%Anxiety
  1. Tension35%
  2. Curiosity25%
  3. Anxiety20%
  4. Relief10%
  5. Confusion10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Tension, Curiosity, Anxiety. Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Curiosity and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 6.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Curiosity
  • Tension
  • Surprise

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Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Surprise

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Relief

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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 13 %, then peaks around 78 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityCuriosityTensionSurprise
2.5 %≈ 2′Curiosity42 %42 %30 %8 %
7.5 %≈ 5′Curiosity39 %38 %24 %9 %
12.5 %≈ 8′Humor38 %34 %20 %11 %
17.5 %≈ 11′Humor45 %40 %30 %25 %
22.5 %≈ 14′Surprise57 %56 %46 %39 %
27.5 %≈ 17′Curiosity56 %61 %44 %26 %
32.5 %≈ 20′Curiosity49 %54 %31 %16 %
37.5 %≈ 23′Curiosity50 %48 %26 %25 %
42.5 %≈ 26′Humor54 %49 %28 %27 %
47.5 %≈ 29′Curiosity56 %59 %38 %23 %
52.5 %≈ 32′Curiosity56 %64 %44 %23 %
57.5 %≈ 35′Curiosity56 %65 %43 %33 %
62.5 %≈ 38′Curiosity60 %70 %45 %40 %
67.5 %≈ 41′Curiosity65 %70 %54 %41 %
72.5 %≈ 44′Tension73 %61 %69 %45 %
77.5 %≈ 47′Tension74 %55 %73 %43 %
82.5 %≈ 50′Curiosity69 %59 %66 %43 %
87.5 %≈ 53′Tension69 %60 %59 %54 %
92.5 %≈ 56′Relief68 %57 %45 %60 %
97.5 %≈ 59′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

BR
Basil Rathbone

Basil Rathbone

Sherlock Holmes

Nigel Bruce

AM
Alan Mowbray

DH
Dennis Hoey

RG
Renee Godfrey

RG
Renee Godfrey

Vivian Vedder

FW
Frederick Worlock

MF
Mary Forbes

MF
Mary Forbes

Lady Margaret Carstairs

SK
Skelton Knaggs

BB
Billy Bevan

Billy Bevan

Conductor Taking Tickets

GS
Geoffrey Steele

JM
Janet Murdoch

Mrs. Shallcross (uncredited)

GH
Gerald Hamer

Alf Shallcross (uncredited)

LH
Leyland Hodgson

Senior Conductor (uncredited)

Harry Cording

Mock the Undertaker (uncredited)

CK
Charles Knight

Baggage Car Guard (uncredited)

BD
Boyd Davis

"Inspector MacDonald" (uncredited)

BW
Bobby Wissler

Mock Jr. (uncredited)

GA
Gilbert Allen

Dining Car Steward (uncredited)

C. Aubrey Smith

Elderly gentleman on train station (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Roy William Neill
Written by
Arthur Conan Doyle, Frank Gruber
Type
Movies
Released
1946
Runtime
60 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.7 · 7,843 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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