Dressed to Kill (1946)
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.
Director:
Roy William Neill
Writer:
Leonard Lee
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Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes |
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Nigel Bruce as Dr. John H. Watson |
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Patricia Morison as Mrs. Hilda Courtney |
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Frederick Worlock as Colonel Cavanaugh |
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Harry Cording as Hamid |
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Carl Harbord as Inspector Hopkins |
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Holmes Herbert as Ebenezer Crabtree |
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Edmund Breon as Julian 'Stinky' Emery |
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Patricia Cameron as Evelyn Clifford |
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Mary Gordon as Mrs. Hudson |
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Ian Wolfe as Commissioner of Scotland Yard |
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Leyland Hodgson as Tour Guide |
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Marjorie Bennett as Antique Shop Assistant (uncredited) |
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William H. O'Brien as Detective at Murder Scene |
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Frank Baker as Photographer |
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Sally Shepherd as |
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Wallace Scott as Joe Cisto |
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Jack Curtis as Pub Patron (uncredited) |
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Cyril Delevanti as Convict at Dartmoor Prison (uncredited) |
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Charlie Hall as Cab Driver (uncredited) |
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Olaf Hytten as Alfred - Auction House Bookkeeper (uncredited) |
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Frank Mills as Pub Patron (uncredited) |
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Lillian Bronson as Minister's Wife (uncredited) |
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Bobby Hale as Pub Patron (uncredited) |
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Alexander Pollard as Crabtree's Assistant at Auction (uncredited) |
| Directing | Roy William Neill | Director |
| Writing | Frank Gruber | Adaptation |
| Writing | Arthur Conan Doyle | Story |
| Writing | Leonard Lee | Screenplay |
| Art | Martin Obzina | Art Direction |
| Production | Roy William Neill | Producer |
| Art | Edward R. Robinson | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vera West | Costume Design |
| Production | Howard Benedict | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jack Pierce | Makeup Department Head |
| Camera | Maury Gertsman | Director of Photography |
| Art | Russell A. Gausman | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carmen Dirigo | Hairstylist |
| Editing | Saul A. Goodkind | Editor |
| Sound | Milton Rosen | Music Director |
| Sound | Bernard B. Brown | Sound Director |
| Art | Jack Otterson | Art Direction |