Directed by:
Roy William NeillScreenplay:
Bertram MillhauserCinematography:
Virgil MillerComposer:
Paul SawtellCast:
Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Dennis Hoey, Evelyn Ankers, Miles Mander, Ian Wolfe, Holmes Herbert, Richard Aherne, Mary Gordon, Rondo Hatton, Billy Bevan (more)Plots(1)
The famous Pearl of Death, a valuable gem with a history of bringing murder and misfortune to its owner since the days of the Borgias, finally reaches its proper place at a museum in London. But before long the jewel is ingeniously stolen. Shortly thereafter, a series of horrible murders begins, with the murderer leaving his victims surrounded by a mass of smashed china. Holmes must outwit two diabolical criminals in a complicated case that could lead to his own death. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Basil Rathbone](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268087_79a953.jpg)
Basil Rathbone
South Africa
Best movies:
We're No Angels (1955)
Captain Blood (1935)
The Dawn Patrol (1938)
![Nigel Bruce](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274815_a586d9.jpg)
Nigel Bruce
Mexico
Best movies:
Limelight (1952)
Rebecca (1940)
The Rains Came (1939)
![Dennis Hoey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/015/161015272_c05f7b.jpg)
Dennis Hoey
UK
Best movies:
The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)
National Velvet (1944)
Anna and the King of Siam (1946)
![Evelyn Ankers](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/228/159228299_740255.jpg)
Evelyn Ankers
Chile
Best movies:
The Pearl of Death (1944)
The Wolf Man (1941)
Fire Over England (1937)
![Miles Mander](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/505/505316_a77091.jpg)
Miles Mander
UK
Best movies:
To Be or Not to Be (1942)
Madame Curie (1943)
The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
![Ian Wolfe](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/228/159228284_eaf71d.jpg)
Ian Wolfe
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Love Crazy (1941)
![Holmes Herbert](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/499/499964_83239b.jpg)
Holmes Herbert
UK
Best movies:
The Invisible Man (1933)
Captain Blood (1935)
The Stratton Story (1949)
![Richard Aherne](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/605/160605858_9e84f4.jpg)
Richard Aherne
Ireland
Best movies:
The Pearl of Death (1944)
Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
Sahara (1943)
![Mary Gordon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/712/158712161_95d5f1.jpg)
Mary Gordon
UK
Best movies:
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
After the Thin Man (1936)
It Started with Eve (1941)
Rondo Hatton
USA
Best movies:
Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
Tales of Manhattan (1942)
![Billy Bevan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/763/157763570_727602.jpg)
Billy Bevan
Australia
Best movies:
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
Rebecca (1940)
Mrs. Miniver (1942)
Colin Kenny
Ireland
Best movies:
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
My Fair Lady (1964)
Al Ferguson
Ireland
Best movies:
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Gaslight (1944)
East of Eden (1955)
![Eric Wilton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/514/160514460_9b8db9.jpg)
Eric Wilton
UK
Best movies:
Limelight (1952)
Gaslight (1944)
After the Thin Man (1936)
![Leslie Denison](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/894/160894321_e418da.gif)
Leslie Denison
UK
Best movies:
Song of Love (1947)
To Be or Not to Be (1942)
The Court Jester (1955)
Wilson Benge
UK
Best movies:
Gaslight (1944)
Love Crazy (1941)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
![Lillian Bronson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/015/161015277_170ae9.jpg)
Lillian Bronson
USA
Best movies:
Gaslight (1944)
Spencer's Mountain (1963)
A Stolen Life (1946)
![Harry Cording](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/286/161286810_23f5df.jpg)
Harry Cording
UK
Best movies:
East of Eden (1955)
The Last of the Mohicans (1936)
Bernadette (1943)
Leyland Hodgson
UK
Best movies:
The Great Dictator (1940)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
Rebecca (1940)
Connie Leon
UK
Best movies:
Bernadette (1943)
Mrs. Miniver (1942)
The Rains Came (1939)