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The Pearl of Death

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7.0/10 • 82

1944-08-011h 9m

ThrillerMysteryCrime

The master minds tackle the master crimes!

The famous Borgia Pearl, a valuable gem with a history of bringing murder and misfortune to its owner since the days of the Borgias, is brought to London, thanks in part to Sherlock Holmes. But before long the jewel is stolen, due to an error on Holmes' part, and shortly thereafter, a series of horrible murders begin, the murderer leaving his victims with their spines snapped and surrounded by a mass of smashed china.

Directors
Roy William Neill
Writters
Bertram Millhauser
Editors
Ray Snyder

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  1. Basil Rathbone

    Basil Rathbone

    Sherlock Holmes

  2. Nigel Bruce

    Nigel Bruce

    Dr. John Watson

  3. Dennis Hoey

    Dennis Hoey

    Inspector Lestrade

  4. Evelyn Ankers

    Evelyn Ankers

    Naomi Drake

  5. Miles Mander

    Miles Mander

    Giles Conover

  6. Ian Wolfe

    Ian Wolfe

    Amos Hodder

  7. Charles Francis

    Charles Francis

    Francis Digby, curator

  8. Holmes Herbert

    Holmes Herbert

    James Goodram, courier

  9. Richard Aherne

    Richard Aherne

    Museum Guard Bates

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CinemaSerf

Jun 30, 2022

7/10

So the "Borgia Pearl" with a provenance steeped in blood and death is stolen from a museum after "Holmes" (Basil Rathbone), rather pompously, disables the state-of-the-art electric security system and so he and "Watson" (Nigel Bruce) have to try and get it back again. This time he comes up against a formidable protagonist in "Giles Conover" (Miles Mander) and his brutal henchman "the Hoxton Creeper". This is a tense, and at times quite menacing cat-and-mouse movie based on Conan-Doyle's "Six Napoleons" that keeps your attention throughout with the stars rarely better...

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
museumocean linermurderblack and whiteseries of murdersart galleryprivate detectivedoveracromegalic actorstolen jewelsherlock holmes