Il-Pearl ta 'Mewt (1944)

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Sherlock Holmes fil Il-Pearl ta 'Mewt (1944) hija d-disa 'erbatax movies fis-serje starring Basile Rathbone kif Sherlock Holmes. F'dan il-film, Holmes is battling archcriminal Giles Conover, played by Miles Mander. Conover is attempting to steal a valuable pearl from the British Museum. Huwa mgħejun fit reati tiegħu mill-kompliċi Naomi Drake u The Creeper. Naomi Drake, played by Evelyn Ankers, huwa Blonde beautiful, 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, li Holmes bla ma jintebħu għajnuniet, 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, li serva fil-Messiku 1915 u Franza Tieni Gwerra Dinjija I. Filwaqt li jservu fi Franza, Hatton ġie espost għall-gass velenu, li wassluh biex jiżviluppaw akromegalija, a disease of the pituitary gland that often causes giantism. Fil Hatton, ikkawżat kranju tiegħu, idejn u saqajn li jikbru. He continued to work as a reporter but the disease was too much for his first wife. They divorced as Hatton’s condition worsened.
Reġa 'żżewweġ huwa fis-snin 1930 u jidher li kienu kuntenti ħafna għall-bqija tal-ħajja qasira tiegħu, li ntemmet fil- 51 sena fl- 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.

Il-Pearl ta 'Mewt (link affiljat) is well paced, contains plenty of adventure and runs about 69 minuti. Universali għamlet il-film, so the production quality is much better than most “B” films. Dan kien ikun imur bħala l-ewwel movie fuq kont ma 'film qawwija bħal Indennità Double (1944).

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