Dressed to Kill

1946

1h 12m

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6.6/10

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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

Writers

Frank Gruber(adaptation by)

Arthur Conan Doyle(story by)

Leonard Lee(screenplay by)

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Basil Rathbone

Nigel Bruce

Patricia Morison

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Sherlock Holmes

Dr. John H. Watson

Mrs. Hilda Courtney

Colonel Cavanaugh

Hamid

Inspector Hopkins

Ebenezer Crabtree

Julian 'Stinky' Emery

Patricia Cameron

Evelyn Clifford

Mary Gordon

Mrs. Hudson

Ian Wolfe

Commissioner of Scotland Yard

Leyland Hodgson

Tour Guide

Marjorie Bennett

Antique Shop Assistant (uncredited)

William H. O'Brien

Detective at Murder Scene

Photographer

Joe Cisto

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Directors

Roy William Neill

Writers

Frank Gruber(adaptation by)

Arthur Conan Doyle(story by)

Leonard Lee(screenplay by)

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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...?

Geronimo196707 Jul, 2022