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Queen…of a crime cult! - Dressed to Kill
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Title: Dressed to Kill

Release Date: 24 May 1946

Runtime: 1h 12m

Genre: Mystery, Crime, Thriller

Director: Universal Pictures

Production Companies: Universal Pictures

Overview: A convicted thief in Dartmoor prison hides the location of the stolen Bank of England printing plates inside three music boxes. When the innocent purchasers of the boxes start to be murdered, Holmes and Watson investigate.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.517 (115 votes)

Cast

  • Sherlock Holmes: Basil Rathbone
  • Dr. John H. Watson: Nigel Bruce
  • Mrs. Hilda Courtney: Patricia Morison
  • Colonel Cavanaugh: Frederick Worlock
  • Hamid: Harry Cording
  • Inspector Hopkins: Carl Harbord
  • Ebenezer Crabtree: Holmes Herbert
  • Julian 'Stinky' Emery: Edmund Breon
  • Evelyn Clifford: Patricia Cameron
  • Mrs. Hudson: Mary Gordon
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