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Dressed to Kill

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Dressed to Kill

May 24, 1946

1h 12m

★ 6.6

Queen…of a crime cult!

Overview

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.

Genres

Mystery

Crime

Thriller

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

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Cast

Basil Rathbone

Sherlock Holmes

Basil Rathbone

Nigel Bruce

Dr. John H. Watson

Nigel Bruce

Patricia Morison

Mrs. Hilda Courtney

Patricia Morison

Frederick Worlock

Colonel Cavanaugh

Frederick Worlock

Harry Cording

Hamid

Harry Cording

Carl Harbord

Inspector Hopkins

Carl Harbord

Holmes Herbert

Ebenezer Crabtree

Holmes Herbert

Edmund Breon

Julian 'Stinky' Emery

Edmund Breon

No Image

Evelyn Clifford

Patricia Cameron

Mary Gordon

Mrs. Hudson

Mary Gordon

Ian Wolfe

Commissioner of Scotland Yard

Ian Wolfe

Leyland Hodgson

Tour Guide

Leyland Hodgson

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