Movie Cosmos - Dressed to Kill

Description:

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.

Top Cast >

Basil Rathbone

As Sherlock Holmes

Nigel Bruce

As Dr. John H. Watson

Patricia Morison

As Mrs. Hilda Courtney

Frederick Worlock

As Colonel Cavanaugh

Harry Cording

As Hamid

Carl Harbord

As Inspector Hopkins

Holmes Herbert

As Ebenezer Crabtree

Edmund Breon

As Julian 'Stinky' Emery

Patricia Cameron

As Evelyn Clifford

Mary Gordon

As Mrs. Hudson

Ian Wolfe

As Commissioner of Scotland Yard

Leyland Hodgson

As Tour Guide

Marjorie Bennett

As Antique Shop Assistant (uncredited)

William H. O'Brien

As Detective at Murder Scene

Frank Baker

As Photographer

Sally Shepherd

Wallace Scott

As Joe Cisto

Jack Curtis

As Pub Patron (uncredited)

Cyril Delevanti

As Convict at Dartmoor Prison (uncredited)

Charlie Hall

As Cab Driver (uncredited)

Olaf Hytten

As Alfred - Auction House Bookkeeper (uncredited)

Frank Mills

As Pub Patron (uncredited)

Lillian Bronson

As Minister's Wife (uncredited)

Bobby Hale

As Pub Patron (uncredited)

Alexander Pollard

As Crabtree's Assistant at Auction (uncredited)

Top Crew >

Roy William Neill

Director, Producer

Leonard Lee

Screenplay

Frank Gruber

Adaptation

Arthur Conan Doyle

Story

Saul A. Goodkind

Editor

Edward R. Robinson

Set Decoration

Milton Rosen

Music Director

Howard Benedict

Executive Producer

Jack Pierce

Makeup Department Head

Maury Gertsman

Director of Photography

Jack Otterson

Art Direction

Russell A. Gausman

Set Decoration

Carmen Dirigo

Hairstylist

Vera West

Costume Design

Bernard B. Brown

Sound Director

Martin Obzina

Art Direction

Reviews:

CinemaSerf (7/10)

I rather enjoyed this final outing for our deductive duo, as they have to get to the bottom of the mysterious murder of the rather unfortunately monikered "Stinky" (Edmund Breon) who went to school with "Dr. Watson". His rather brutal murder is inexplicable, but for the theft from his home of a rather ordinary musical box made at Dartmoor prison. Further investigation reveals the boxes were made by a felon with a very important secret to keep, one which "Mrs. Hilda Courtney" (Patrcia Morison) who likes a little perique in her cigarettes, and her henchman "Hamid" (Harry Cording) will stop at nothing to possess. Again, as with so many of these - it's actually Nigel Bruce ("Watson") who steals the show and saves the day - and together with Basil Rathbone they sign off this series on good form and in good spirits. PS: What did Dr. Samuel Johnson die of...?

2022-07-07