Dressed to Kill
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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Three cheap musical boxes (each one playing a subtly different version of "The Swagman"), manufactured in Dartmoor Prison, are sold at a local auction house. However, a criminal gang is determined to steal and recover all three, even if it means committing murder. Sherlock Holmes tries to recover the music boxes and crack the secret code contained in the tune before the gang can get what they want. This version is slightly better quality that the other versions available on the Internet Archive. Copyright Status: PUBLIC DOMAIN Registered for copyright under LP360 on 13 May 1946. DRESSED TO KILL. Universal Pictures Co., Inc., (c)1946. 8 reels, sd. Adapted from a story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Credits: Producer-director, Roy William Neill; screenplay, Leonard Lee; adaptation, Frank Gruber; music director, Milton Rosen; film editor, Saul A. Goodkind. (c) Universal Pictures Co., Inc.; 13May46; LP360. NO RENEWALS FOUND
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- Director
- Roy William Neill
- Starring
- Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Patricia Morison, Frederick Worlock, Harry Cording, Carl Harbord, Holmes Herbert, Edmund Breon
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