Pearl of Death (1944)

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Sherlock Holmes je u Pearl of Death (1944) je deveta od četrnaest filmova u seriji glumi Basil Rathbone kao Sherlock Holmes. U tom filmu, Holmes is battling archcriminal Giles Conover, played by Miles Mander. Conover is attempting to steal a valuable pearl from the British Museum. On je pomagao u njegovim zločinima prema pomagača Naomi Drake i puzavice. Naomi Drake, played by Evelyn Ankers, je lijepa plavuša, 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, koja Holmes nesvjesno pomaže, 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.

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Nigel Bruce, Evelyn Ankers and Basil Rathbone

Rondo Hatton was an athlete and soldier, koji je služio u Meksiku 1915 i Francuske tijekom Prvog svjetskog rata. Dok je služio u Francuskoj, Hatton je izložen otrovnog plina, koji su mu da se razvije akromegalijom, a disease of the pituitary gland that often causes giantism. U Hatton, je izazvao njegovu lubanju, Ruke i noge rastu. He continued to work as a reporter but the disease was too much for his first wife. They divorced as Hatton’s condition worsened.
On je oženio u 1930 i čini se da je bio vrlo sretan za ostatak svog kratkog života, koji je završio na 51 godina u 1946. His unique look led to a number of Hollywood roles often playing brutes or monsters, a stark contrast to the intelligent and gentle Hatton.

Pearl of Death (affiliate link) is well paced, contains plenty of adventure and runs about 69 zapisnik. Universal napravio film, so the production quality is much better than most “B” films. To bi se izvoditi kao prvi film na račun s jakim filma, kao što su Dvaput Odšteta (1944).

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