Ang Pearl ng Kamatayan (1944)

Film

Sherlock Holmes sa Ang Pearl ng Kamatayan (1944) ay ang ika-siyam na ng labing-apat na pelikula sa serye paglalagay ng star Basil Rathbone bilang Sherlock Holmes. Sa ganitong film, Holmes is battling archcriminal Giles Conover, played by Miles Mander. Conover is attempting to steal a valuable pearl from the British Museum. Siya ay aided sa kanyang mga krimen sa pamamagitan ng accomplices Naomi Drake at Ang halamang gumagapang. Naomi Drake, played by Evelyn Ankers, ay isang magandang kulay ginto, 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, saan Holmes nang hindi kinukusa 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.

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Nigel Bruce, Evelyn Ankers and Basil Rathbone

Rondo Hatton was an athlete and soldier, na naglingkod sa Mexico sa 1915 at France sa panahon ng Unang Digmaang Pandaigdig. Habang paghahatid sa France, Hatton ay nailantad sa lason gas, na naging dahilan sa kanya upang bumuo acromegaly, a disease of the pituitary gland that often causes giantism. Sa Hatton, ito sanhi ng kanyang bungo, mga kamay at paa upang palaguin. He continued to work as a reporter but the disease was too much for his first wife. They divorced as Hatton’s condition worsened.
Remarried niya sa 1930s at mukhang naging napakasaya sa naiwan ng kanyang maikling buhay, na natapos sa 51 taong gulang sa 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.

Ang Pearl ng Kamatayan (affiliate link) is well paced, contains plenty of adventure and runs about 69 minuto. Universal ginawa ang pelikula, so the production quality is much better than most “B” films. Ito sana ay tumakbo bilang unang pelikula sa isang bill na may isang malakas na pelikula tulad ng Double bayad-danyos (1944).

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