The Pearl of Death

1944

ThrillerMysteryCrime

The famous Borgia Pearl, a valuable gem with a history of bringing murder and misfortune to its owner since the days of the Borgias, is brought to London, thanks in part to Sherlock Holmes. But before long the jewel is stolen, due to an error on Holmes' part, and shortly thereafter, a series of horrible murders begin, the murderer leaving his victims with their spines snapped and surrounded by a mass of smashed china.

"The master minds tackle the master crimes!"

Rating

7.1
85 votes

Popularity

5.797

Origin & Countries

US | en | United States of America

Production

Universal Pictures

Runtime

69 min.

Status

Released

Release: 8/1/1944

Credits

The Pearl of Death

Roy William NeillDirector

The Pearl of Death

Basil RathboneSherlock Holmes

The Pearl of Death

Nigel BruceDr. John Watson

The Pearl of Death

Dennis HoeyInspector Lestrade

The Pearl of Death

Evelyn AnkersNaomi Drake

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Reviews

CinemaSerf

6/30/2022

7 / 10

So the "Borgia Pearl" with a provenance steeped in blood and death is stolen from a museum after "Holmes" (Basil Rathbone), rather pompously, disables the state-of-the-art electric security system and so he and "Watson" (Nigel Bruce) have to try and get it back again. This time he comes up against a formidable protagonist in "Giles Conover" (Miles Mander) and his brutal henchman "the Hoxton Creeper". This is a tense, and at times quite menacing cat-and-mouse movie based on Conan-Doyle's "Six Napoleons" that keeps your attention throughout with the stars rarely better...

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