Plot hole: When Holmes starts the human chess game, he says, 'Who had entered the lists, the king's pale knight.' This refers to moving the white knight of the king's side. However, the ritual does not mention to which square it should move. Still having three possible squares to move to (since the knight is on its initial square and the game has already started), Holmes knows and indicates that the knight (Dr. Sexton) must move to square F3.
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943)
1 plot hole - chronological order
Directed by: Roy William Neill
Starring: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Dennis Hoey
Continuity mistake: When Holmes confronts Dr. Sexton, the detective drops the button he has just found and then pulls out his revolver. In the next shot, the position of Holmes's right arm has changed. (00:58:48)
Dr. John H. Watson: Oh, Hurlston. It's a grim old pile, very spooky.
Sherlock Holmes: Don't tell me that you met a ghost.
Dr. John H. Watson: Well, not so spooky as that. Ghosts don't stab people in the neck, do they? Or do they?
Sherlock Holmes: Not well-bred ghosts, Watson.
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