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Dressed to Kill

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.

Director(s)

Roy William Neill

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Cast & Crew

Harry Cording

Harry Cording

Hamid

William H. O'Brien

William H. O'Brien

Detective at Murder Scene

Jack Curtis

Jack Curtis

Pub Patron (uncredited)

Holmes Herbert

Holmes Herbert

Ebenezer Crabtree

Bobby Hale

Bobby Hale

Pub Patron (uncredited)

Frank Baker

Frank Baker

Photographer

Leyland Hodgson

Leyland Hodgson

Tour Guide

Olaf Hytten

Olaf Hytten

Alfred - Auction House Bookkeeper (uncredited)

Frank Mills

Frank Mills

Pub Patron (uncredited)

Frederick Worlock

Frederick Worlock

Colonel Cavanaugh

Nigel Bruce

Nigel Bruce

Dr. John H. Watson

Cyril Delevanti

Cyril Delevanti

Convict at Dartmoor Prison (uncredited)

Roy William Neill

Roy William Neill

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Basil Rathbone

Basil Rathbone

Sherlock Holmes

Mary Gordon

Mary Gordon

Mrs. Hudson

Ian Wolfe

Ian Wolfe

Commissioner of Scotland Yard

Marjorie Bennett

Marjorie Bennett

Antique Shop Assistant (uncredited)

Patricia Morison

Patricia Morison

Mrs. Hilda Courtney

Sally Shepherd

Sally Shepherd

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Carl Harbord

Carl Harbord

Inspector Hopkins

Edmund Breon

Edmund Breon

Julian 'Stinky' Emery

Patricia Cameron

Patricia Cameron

Evelyn Clifford

Lillian Bronson

Lillian Bronson

Minister's Wife (uncredited)

Wallace Scott

Wallace Scott

Joe Cisto

Charlie Hall

Charlie Hall

Cab Driver (uncredited)

Alexander Pollard

Alexander Pollard

Crabtree's Assistant at Auction (uncredited)

Details

GenresMystery, Crime, Thriller, Drama
Runtime1h 12 mins
Released on24 May 1946
Languageen
Produced InUnited States of America
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Reviews

CinemaSerf

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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Trailer - Sherlock Holmes: Dressed To Kill (1946)

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