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Dressed to Kill
Dressed to Kill

Dressed to Kill

Queen…of a crime cult!

Genres

MysteryCrimeThriller

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

72 mins

Rating

6.533/10

Release Date

24 May 1946

Country

United States of America

Cast

Basil Rathbone

Basil Rathbone

Sherlock Holmes

Nigel Bruce

Nigel Bruce

Dr. John H. Watson

Patricia Morison

Patricia Morison

Mrs. Hilda Courtney

Frederick Worlock

Frederick Worlock

Colonel Cavanaugh

Harry Cording

Harry Cording

Hamid

Carl Harbord

Carl Harbord

Inspector Hopkins

Holmes Herbert

Holmes Herbert

Ebenezer Crabtree

Edmund Breon

Edmund Breon

Julian 'Stinky' Emery

Patricia Cameron

Patricia Cameron

Evelyn Clifford

Mary Gordon

Mary Gordon

Mrs. Hudson

Ian Wolfe

Ian Wolfe

Commissioner of Scotland Yard

Leyland Hodgson

Leyland Hodgson

Tour Guide

Marjorie Bennett

Marjorie Bennett

Antique Shop Assistant (uncredited)

William H. O'Brien

William H. O'Brien

Detective at Murder Scene

Frank Baker

Frank Baker

Photographer

Sally Shepherd

Sally Shepherd

Wallace Scott

Wallace Scott

Joe Cisto

Jack Curtis

Jack Curtis

Pub Patron (uncredited)

Cyril Delevanti

Cyril Delevanti

Convict at Dartmoor Prison (uncredited)

Charlie Hall

Charlie Hall

Cab Driver (uncredited)

Olaf Hytten

Olaf Hytten

Alfred - Auction House Bookkeeper (uncredited)

Frank Mills

Frank Mills

Pub Patron (uncredited)

Lillian Bronson

Lillian Bronson

Minister's Wife (uncredited)

Bobby Hale

Bobby Hale

Pub Patron (uncredited)

Alexander Pollard

Alexander Pollard

Crabtree's Assistant at Auction (uncredited)

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