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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:
The Case of the Borrowed Ending moreCast
(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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For some curious reason Holmes' cluttered Baker Street apartment has a photograph of a beardless Abraham Lincoln. moreQuotes:
Sherlock Holmes: [to Watson] My dear chap, I really must caution you against hitting newspaper reporters in the teeth... moreFAQ
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Somehow the ending of THE PEARL OF DEATH was picked up and plunked down into MURDER, MY SWEET: The unarmed Detective in the dark, faced up against Miles Mander and a hulking brute, turns the tables through his understanding of the relationships between the characters. I wonder if the writers at RKO ever acknowledged this swipe from Universal? At any rate, both films make good use of lighting and creepy sets to exploit the situation, and both directors (Dmytrick & Neill) know how to use the limited acting skills of Mike Mazurki and Rondo Hatton to best advantage. I liked Rathbone's pithy comment to the Police when they arrive to catch the baddies, "You won't need your revolver. Nor handcuffs. Worthy of a hard-boiled Private Eye in any film noir!