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The Pearl of Death

    Mystery
    Crime
    Thriller
    Horror
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Aug 1, 1944
Rated NR

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.

Details

  • Directors
  • Vote Average
    7.0
  • Vote Count
    81
  • Popularity
    8
  • Language
    English
  • Origin Country
    US

Cast

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Basil Rathbone
Sherlock Holmes
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Nigel Bruce
Dr. John Watson
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Dennis Hoey
Inspector Lestrade
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Evelyn Ankers
Naomi Drake
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Miles Mander
Giles Conover
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Ian Wolfe
Amos Hodder
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Charles Francis
Francis Digby, curator
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Holmes Herbert
James Goodram, courier
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Richard Aherne
Museum Guard Bates
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Mary Gordon
Mrs. Hudson
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Rondo Hatton
The Hoxton Creeper
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Harry Cording
George Gelder (uncredited)
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Billy Bevan
Constable With Food Tray (uncredited)
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Leyland Hodgson
Customs Officer (uncredited)
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Eric Wilton
Chauffeur (uncredited)
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Lillian Bronson
Maj. Harker's Housekeeper (uncredited)

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Reviews

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CinemaSerf
70%
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...