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Dressed to Kill (1946)

APPROVED  72 min  -  Mystery   -  7 June 1946 (USA)
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Sherlock Holmes sets out to discover why a trio of murderous villains, including a dangerously attractive female, are desperate to obtain three unassuming and inexpensive little music boxes.

Writers:

Arthur Conan Doyle (story), Frank Gruber (adaptation), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Basil Rathbone ...
Nigel Bruce Nigel Bruce ...
Patricia Morison Patricia Morison ...
Edmund Breon Edmund Breon ...
Julian 'Stinky' Emery (as Edmond Breon)
Frederick Worlock Frederick Worlock ...
Colonel Cavanaugh (as Frederic Worlock)
Carl Harbord Carl Harbord ...
Inspector Hopkins
Patricia Cameron Patricia Cameron ...
Evelyn Clifford
Holmes Herbert Holmes Herbert ...
Ebenezer Crabtree
Harry Cording Harry Cording ...
Hamid
Leyland Hodgson Leyland Hodgson ...
Tour Guide
Mary Gordon Mary Gordon ...
Ian Wolfe Ian Wolfe ...
Commissioner of Scotland Yard
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Storyline

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. Written by Col Needham <col@imdb.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Music Box | Sherlock Holmes | Robbery | Murder | Collection  | See more »

Taglines:

Queen . . . of a Crime Cult !

Genres:

Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Prelude to Murder See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

(video version)  | (copyright length)

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Color (Black & White and Color) | Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The last of fourteen films based on Arthur Conan Doyle's fictional consulting detective Sherlock Holmes starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Doctor Watson. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: The bus was a left hand drive all the cars and taxis were right hand which was right as it was set in London. See more »

Quotes

Watson: Irene Adler! What a striking-looking woman from the brief glance I had of her! Seemsa only yesterday! What charm! Hmmmm. What poise! And what a mind! Sharp enough and brilliant enough to outwit the great Sherlock Holmes himself!
Holmes: I take it that the new issue of the Strand Magazine is out containing another of your slightly lurid tales.
Watson: It is indeed!
Holmes: And what do you call this one?
Watson: I call it "A Scandal in Bohemia." Not a bad title, huh?
Holmes: Hmmmm. If you must record my exploits, I do hope you've given "The Woman" a soul. She had one, you know!
[...]
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Crazy Credits

This movie's final credit sequence rolled over a scene of Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce leaving Dr. Johnston's house. This sequence was later removed by a TV distributor and has been replaced with a THE END frame from one of the earlier Sherlock Holmes films. See more »

Connections

Referenced in The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes (1985) See more »

Soundtracks

"An der schönen, blauen Donau (On the Beautiful Blue Danube), Op. 314"
(1867)
Composed by Johann Strauß
Played on a music box at the toy store See more »