Dressed to Kill

1946

MysteryCrimeThriller

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.

"Queen…of a crime cult!"

Rating

6.5
119 votes

Popularity

2.7182

Origin & Countries

US | en | United States of America

Production

Universal Pictures

Runtime

72 min.

Status

Released

Release: 5/24/1946

Credits

Dressed to Kill

Roy William NeillDirector

Dressed to Kill

Basil RathboneSherlock Holmes

Dressed to Kill

Nigel BruceDr. John H. Watson

Dressed to Kill

Patricia MorisonMrs. Hilda Courtney

Dressed to Kill

Frederick WorlockColonel Cavanaugh

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Reviews

CinemaSerf

7/7/2022

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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