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Dressed to Kill( 1946)

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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Basil Rathbone

      Sherlock Holmes

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      Nigel Bruce

      Dr. John H. Watson

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      Patricia Morison

      Mrs. Hilda Courtney

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      Frederick Worlock

      Colonel Cavanaugh

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      Harry Cording

      Hamid

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      Carl Harbord

      Inspector Hopkins

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      Holmes Herbert

      Ebenezer Crabtree

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      Edmund Breon

      Julian 'Stinky' Emery

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      Patricia Cameron

      Evelyn Clifford

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      Mary Gordon

      Mrs. Hudson

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      Ian Wolfe

      Commissioner of Scotland Yard

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      Leyland Hodgson

      Tour Guide

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      Marjorie Bennett

      Antique Shop Assistant (uncredited)

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      William H. O'Brien

      Detective at Murder Scene

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      Frank Baker

      Photographer

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      Sally Shepherd

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      Wallace Scott

      Joe Cisto

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      Jack Curtis

      Pub Patron (uncredited)

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      Cyril Delevanti

      Convict at Dartmoor Prison (uncredited)

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      Charlie Hall

      Cab Driver (uncredited)

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      Olaf Hytten

      Alfred - Auction House Bookkeeper (uncredited)

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      Frank Mills

      Pub Patron (uncredited)

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      Lillian Bronson

      Minister's Wife (uncredited)

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      Bobby Hale

      Pub Patron (uncredited)

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      Alexander Pollard

      Crabtree's Assistant at Auction (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Thu Jul 07 2022
    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 not...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Keywords

    • auction
    • black and white
    • music box
    • sherlock holmes