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Scarcely credible[edit]

In two films, Terror by Night and Voice of Terror, the device is used of having the identity of Watson's school chum become an important part of the story. Is it possible for a person to mistake a former close acquaintance or even a former mate? Aging changes people's appearance, voice, and behavior, but a fundamental identity is usually recognized. Sommersby and The Return of Martin Guerre try to make this credible. These are cases in which Coleridge's willing suspension of disbelief might be necessary if the film is to be tolerated as entertainment.Lestrade (talk) 04:28, 25 November 2008 (UTC)Lestrade[reply]

Major Duncan Bleak wasn't a schoolfriend of Watson, just someone he had known in India. (92.7.23.133 (talk) 20:38, 3 April 2011 (UTC))[reply]

Actually, if you follow all the parts of the dialogues, 'Bleek' and Watson didn't even know each other in India. (or school). 'Bleek' was a "member of my club", and he'd known him "for years". Watson simply 'knew', by Bleek's accounts apparently, about his being in India, and in another regiment.

However, this only defers the problem: Dozens of people in Watson's club would know and recognize 'Bleek' as such, and he could hardly have carried a fake 'Major' status from India later on with veterans from the regiment he had named. Worse, as really being a Colonel, Moran would also be known as such. He could never have carried the two identities, fake and real, for such a long time.JohndanR (talk) 19:24, 13 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Title[edit]

The film is called Terror by Night but the time of day seems to have very little importance in the story. Action occurs during a train journey under artificial lighting in which the outside conditions have small relevance.Lestrade (talk) 04:34, 25 November 2008 (UTC)Lestrade[reply]

Quick study[edit]

Would it be possible for Inspector Lestrade to become fully aware of the situation regarding the false police without being told?Lestrade (talk) 04:39, 25 November 2008 (UTC)Lestrade[reply]