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Dressed to Kill (1946)

Dressed to Kill

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1h 12m

Crime, Mystery, Thriller

January 1st, 1946

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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.

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Cast

Basil Rathbone
Sherlock Holmes
Nigel Bruce
Doctor Watson
Patricia Morison
Mrs. Hilda Courtney
Edmund Breon
Julian 'Stinky' Emery
Frederick Worlock
Col. Cavanaugh
Carl Harbord
Inspector Hopkins
Patricia Cameron
Evelyn Clifford
Holmes Herbert
Ebenezer Crabtree
Harry Cording
Hamid
Leyland Hodgson
Tour Guide
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Directors

Roy William Neill
Full cast & crew

Producers

Howard Benedict
executive producer
Roy William Neill
producer
Full cast & crew

Writers

Leonard Lee
screenplay
Frank Gruber
adaptation
Arthur Conan Doyle
adapted from a story by
(as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Full cast & crew

Taglines

Queen . . . of a Crime Cult !
BAFFLING!!...EXCITING!!(print ad - Lubbock Morning Avalanche - Palace Theatre - Lubbock, Texas - September 25, 1946 - all caps)
Queen... of a Crime Cult !
All Taglines

Keywords

murder
knife throwing
smoke
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

May 15th, 1947 (Finland)
December 4th, 1983 (Germany) (TV premiere)
December 4th, 1983 (Germany) TV
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

Sherlock Holmes in Dressed to Kill
Dressed to Kill (original title)
Melodia Fatal (Brazil)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA (studio)

Running Times

72 min ((video))
76 min (copyright length)

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.37 : 1

Production Companies

Universal Pictures (Afghanistan)

Distribution Companies

Universal Pictures Proprietary (Australia)
Universal Films (Costa Rica)
Universal Films (Ecuador)
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Other Companies

Hypercube (digital restoration) (National Film Museum print)
American Film Technologies (colorization)

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