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
South Africa
Best movies:
The Mark of Zorro (1940)
Captain Blood (1935)
We're No Angels (1955)
Nigel Bruce
Mexico
Best movies:
Limelight (1952)
Rebecca (1940)
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Dennis Hoey
UK
Best movies:
The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)
National Velvet (1944)
Anna and the King of Siam (1946)
Evelyn Ankers
Chile
Best movies:
The Pearl of Death (1944)
Follow the Boys (1944)
The Wolf Man (1941)
Miles Mander
UK
Best movies:
To Be or Not to Be (1942)
Madame Curie (1943)
The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
Ian Wolfe
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Love Crazy (1941)
Holmes Herbert
UK
Best movies:
The Invisible Man (1933)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)
Captain Blood (1935)
Richard Aherne
Ireland
Best movies:
The Pearl of Death (1944)
Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
Sahara (1943)
Mary Gordon
UK
Best movies:
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
It Started with Eve (1941)
After the Thin Man (1936)
Rondo Hatton
USA
Best movies:
Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
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Billy Bevan
Australia
Best movies:
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Rebecca (1940)
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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
UK
Best movies:
Limelight (1952)
Gaslight (1944)
After the Thin Man (1936)
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:
Love Crazy (1941)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Gaslight (1944)
Lillian Bronson
USA
Best movies:
Gaslight (1944)
Spencer's Mountain (1963)
A Stolen Life (1946)
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)