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The Pearl of Death (1944)
Directed by Roy William Neill
“The master minds tackle the master crimes!”
Thriller, Mystery, Crime · 1h 09m
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.
Cast
Basil Rathbone
Sherlock Holmes
Nigel Bruce
Dr. John Watson
Dennis Hoey
Inspector Lestrade
Evelyn Ankers
Naomi Drake
Miles Mander
Giles Conover
Ian Wolfe
Amos Hodder
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Charles Francis
Francis Digby, curator
Holmes Herbert
James Goodram, courier
Richard Aherne
Museum Guard Bates
Mary Gordon
Mrs. Hudson
Rondo Hatton
The Hoxton Creeper
Harry Cording
George Gelder (uncredited)
Crew
- Director
- Roy William Neill
- Writer
- Bertram Millhauser
- Director of Photography
- Virgil Miller
- Original Music Composer
- Paul Sawtell
- Editor
- Ray Snyder
- Producer
- Roy William Neill
Details
- Release date
- 1944-08-01
- Runtime
- 1h 09m
- Genres
- Thriller, Mystery, Crime
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Universal Pictures