The Pearl of Death (1944)
Sherlock Holmes in The Pearl of Death (1944) is the ninth of fourteen movies in the series starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes. I denne film, Holmes is battling archcriminal Giles Conover, played by Miles Mander. Conover is attempting to steal a valuable pearl from the British Museum. He is aided in his crimes by accomplices Naomi Drake and The Creeper. Naomi Drake, played by Evelyn Ankers, is a beautiful blonde, who The Creeper loves. Rondo Hatton plays The Creeper.
Conover succeeds at stealing the pearl but Holmes regains possession of it. After a second successful attempt to steal the pearl, which Holmes unwittingly aids, Sherlock is determined to retrieve the pearl and catch the criminals once and for all. It is a battle of the wits with Conover in a high stakes game punctuated with several murders accomplished by breaking the victim’s back. Holmes believes it maybe the work of The Creeper.
The Pearl of Death (affiliate link) is well paced, contains plenty of adventure and runs about 69 minutter. Universal made the film, so the production quality is much better than most “B” films. It would have run as the first movie on a bill with a strong film such as Double Indemnity (1944).
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