The Pearl of Death (1944)
Sherlock Holmes di The Pearl of Death (1944) adalah sembilan dari empat belas film dalam seri dibintangi Basil Rathbone sebagai Sherlock Holmes. Dalam film ini, Holmes is battling archcriminal Giles Conover, played by Miles Mander. Conover is attempting to steal a valuable pearl from the British Museum. Ia dibantu dalam kejahatannya oleh kaki tangan Naomi Drake dan The Creeper. Naomi Drake, played by Evelyn Ankers, adalah pirang yang indah, 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, yang tanpa disadari membantu Holmes, 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 menit. Universal membuat film, so the production quality is much better than most “B” films. Itu akan dijalankan sebagai film pertama pada tagihan dengan film kuat seperti Indemnity ganda (1944).
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