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Dressed to Kill

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6.5/10 • 119

1946-05-241h 12m

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Queen…of a crime cult!

A convicted thief in Dartmoor prison hides the location of the stolen Bank of England printing plates inside three music boxes. When the innocent purchasers of the boxes start to be murdered, Holmes and Watson investigate.

Directors
Roy William Neill
Editors
Saul A. Goodkind

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  1. Basil Rathbone

    Basil Rathbone

    Sherlock Holmes

  2. Nigel Bruce

    Nigel Bruce

    Dr. John H. Watson

  3. Patricia Morison

    Patricia Morison

    Mrs. Hilda Courtney

  4. Frederick Worlock

    Frederick Worlock

    Colonel Cavanaugh

  5. Harry Cording

    Harry Cording

    Hamid

  6. Carl Harbord

    Carl Harbord

    Inspector Hopkins

  7. Holmes Herbert

    Holmes Herbert

    Ebenezer Crabtree

  8. Edmund Breon

    Edmund Breon

    Julian 'Stinky' Emery

  9. Patricia Cameron

    Patricia Cameron

    Evelyn Clifford

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CinemaSerf

Jul 7, 2022

7/10

I rather enjoyed this final outing for our deductive duo, as they have to get to the bottom of the mysterious murder of the rather unfortunately monikered "Stinky" (Edmund Breon) who went to school with "Dr. Watson". His rather brutal murder is inexplicable, but for the theft from his home of a rather ordinary musical box made at Dartmoor prison. Further investigation reveals the boxes were made by a felon with a very important secret to keep, one which "Mrs. Hilda Courtney" (Patrcia Morison) who likes a little perique in her cigarettes, and her henchman "Hamid" (Harry Cording) will stop at nothing to possess. Again, as with so many of these - it's actually Nigel Bruce ("Watson") who steals the show and saves the day - and together with Basil Rathbone they sign off this series on good form and in good spirits. PS: What did Dr. Samuel Johnson die of...?

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
auctionblack and whitemusic boxsherlock holmes