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Dressed to Kill

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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.

1h 12m1946NRTMDb 6.7

MysteryCrimeThriller

English

Crew and Cast

Roy William NeillRoy William NeillDirectorBasil RathboneBasil RathboneSherlock HolmesNigel BruceNigel BruceDr. John H. WatsonPatricia MorisonPatricia MorisonMrs. Hilda CourtneyFrederick WorlockFrederick WorlockColonel CavanaughHarry CordingHarry CordingHamidCarl HarbordCarl HarbordInspector HopkinsHolmes HerbertHolmes HerbertEbenezer CrabtreeEdmund BreonEdmund BreonJulian 'Stinky' Emery
Patricia CameronEvelyn CliffordMary GordonMary GordonMrs. HudsonIan WolfeIan WolfeCommissioner of Scotland YardLeyland HodgsonLeyland HodgsonTour GuideMarjorie BennettMarjorie BennettAntique Shop AssistantWilliam H. O'BrienWilliam H. O'BrienDetective at Murder SceneFrank BakerFrank BakerPhotographerSally ShepherdSally Shepherd
Wallace ScottJoe CistoJack CurtisJack CurtisPub PatronCyril DelevantiCyril DelevantiConvict at Dartmoor PrisonCharlie HallCharlie HallCab DriverOlaf HyttenOlaf HyttenAlfred · Auction House BookkeeperFrank MillsFrank MillsPub PatronLillian BronsonLillian BronsonMinister's Wife
Bobby HalePub PatronAlexander PollardAlexander PollardCrabtree's Assistant at Auction

Storyline

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.

  • Universal Pictures
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Info

Status
Released
Released
24 May 1946
Runtime
1h 12m
Rating
NR
TMDB score
6.7 / 10 (145 votes)

Production

Director
Roy William Neill
Writers
Arthur Conan Doyle, Leonard Lee
Studios
Universal Pictures
Countries
United States of America

Box Office

Collection
Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) Collection

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English