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1 August 1944 (USA) moreTagline:
THE SECRET OF THE GEM OF DOOM! (original print ad - all caps) morePlot:
When a valuable pearl with a sinister reputation is stolen, Sherlock Holmes must investigate its link to a series of brutal murders. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
This One Will 'Creep' You Out! more (35 total)Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Basil Rathbone | ... | Sherlock Holmes |
| Nigel Bruce | ... | Doctor Watson |
| Dennis Hoey | ... | Lestrade |
| Evelyn Ankers | ... | Naomi Drake |
| Miles Mander | ... | Giles Conover |
| Ian Wolfe | ... | Amos Hodder |
| Charles Francis | ... | Digby |
| Holmes Herbert | ... | James Goodram |
| Richard Nugent | ... | Bates |
| Mary Gordon | ... | Mrs. Hudson |
| Rondo Hatton | ... | The Creeper |
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)Fun Stuff
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For some curious reason Holmes' cluttered Baker Street apartment has a photograph of a beardless Abraham Lincoln. moreQuotes:
Dr. John H. Watson: The Borgia pearl is inside that?Sherlock Holmes: If it isn't, I shall retire to Sussex and keep bees.
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Here is yet another solid Sherlock Holmes entry, featuring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce. This story centers around a chase by crooks to seize a valuable pearl, a bunch of murders that take place as a result of that pursuit, and Holmes trying to make sure the pearl stays with its rightful owner.
It turns out the pearl is hidden in one of six plastic Napoleon busts. Whoever buys these busts winds up dead by a hired killer, monstrous fiend called "The Creeper," a huge man-beast who literally breaks backs.
Holmes (Rathbone) narrowly avoids getting hurt several times himself while Watson (Bruce) mumbles his way through to provide comic relief. Dennis Hoey, who plays "Inspector Lestrade," is as dumb as a brick and adds more humor to the story.