The Pearl of Death

Based On the book by Arthur Conan Doyle

The Pearl of Death is a 1944 Sherlock Holmes film starring Basil Rathbone as Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson, the ninth of fourteen such films the pair made. The story is loosely based on Conan Doyle's short story "The Adventure of the Six Napoleons" but features some additions, such as Evelyn Ankers as an accomplice of the villain played by Miles Mander, and Rondo Hatton as a brutal killer.

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Release date:

1944

Director:

Roy William Neill

Cast:

Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Evelyn Ankers, Dennis Hoey, Miles Mander

Genre:

Mystery

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Year page:

1944 in adaptations