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The Pearl of Death

- The master minds tackle the master crimes!

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.

Release Date : 1944-08-01

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Universal Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Sherlock Holmes and The Pearl of DeathSherlock Holmes in The Pearl of DeathSherlock Holmes: The Pearl of Death

Cast

Basil Rathbone

Character Name : Sherlock Holmes

Original Name : Basil Rathbone

Gender : Male

Nigel Bruce

Character Name : Dr. John Watson

Original Name : Nigel Bruce

Gender : Male

Dennis Hoey

Character Name : Inspector Lestrade

Original Name : Dennis Hoey

Gender : Male

Evelyn Ankers

Character Name : Naomi Drake

Original Name : Evelyn Ankers

Gender : Female

Miles Mander

Character Name : Giles Conover

Original Name : Miles Mander

Gender : Male

Ian Wolfe

Character Name : Amos Hodder

Original Name : Ian Wolfe

Gender : Male

Charles Francis

Character Name : Francis Digby, curator

Original Name : Charles Francis

Gender : Male

Holmes Herbert

Character Name : James Goodram, courier

Original Name : Holmes Herbert

Gender : Male

Richard Aherne

Character Name : Museum Guard Bates

Original Name : Richard Aherne

Gender : Male

Mary Gordon

Character Name : Mrs. Hudson

Original Name : Mary Gordon

Gender : Female

Rondo Hatton

Character Name : The Hoxton Creeper

Original Name : Rondo Hatton

Gender : Male

Harry Cording

Character Name : George Gelder (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Cording

Gender : Male

Billy Bevan

Character Name : Constable With Food Tray (uncredited)

Original Name : Billy Bevan

Gender : Male

Leyland Hodgson

Character Name : Customs Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Leyland Hodgson

Gender : Male

Eric Wilton

Character Name : Chauffeur (uncredited)

Original Name : Eric Wilton

Gender : Male

Lillian Bronson

Character Name : Maj. Harker's Housekeeper (uncredited)

Original Name : Lillian Bronson

Gender : Female

Reviews

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@Geronimo1967

2022-06-30

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...