Sherlock Holmes: Dressed To Kill (1946) Full Movie

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Dressed to Kill, released in 1946, also known as Prelude to Murder (working title) and Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Code in the United Kingdom, is the last of fourteen films starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Doctor Watson.

Directed by Roy William Neill

Produced by Roy William Neill

Written by Frank Gruber

Leonard Lee

Based on The Adventure of the Six Napoleons
1903 short stories (56)

by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Starring

Basil Rathbone
Nigel Bruce
Patricia Morison

Cinematography Maury Gertsman

Edited by Saul A. Goodkind

Production company

Universal Pictures

Distributed by

Universal Pictures

Release date

May 24, 1946 (New York City, New York)

Running time
76 minutes

Country United States

Language English

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dressed_to_Kill_(1946_film)

Plot

A convicted thief in Dartmoor prison (played by an uncredited Cyril Delevanti) hides the location of stolen Bank of England printing plates inside three music boxes (each of which plays a subtly different version of "The Swagman"). The boxes are sold at a local auction house.[1]

A criminal gang's brains belong to a darkly beautiful, ruthless woman, who is also a "consummate actress", as Holmes learns. She disguises herself as a charwoman and speaking Cockney, insults and berates both Holmes and Watson, whom she pretends not to recognize, and leaves with a music box right under their noses. Holmes must recover the last music box to crack the secret code contained in the tune before it is too late.

License: Public Domain

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