Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) and Dr. Watson (Nigel Bruce) are on the trail of a plot that threatens to destroy the financial fabric of England.An unscrupulous prison inmate, who stole engraving plates from the Bank of England, has hidden them in a series of music boxes.When the innocent owners of the music boxes start turning up dead, it's up to Holmes and Watson to find the remaining music box, before an unsavory collection of criminals do.The repartee between Rathbone and Bruce is delightful as always.

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Dressed to Kill (1946)

Unrated

Mystery/Crime · 1h 48m · 2/7/2006

    
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Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) and Dr. Watson (Nigel Bruce) are on the trail of a plot that threatens to destroy the financial fabric of England.An unscrupulous prison inmate, who stole engraving plates from the Bank of England, has hidden them in a series of music boxes.When the innocent owners of the music boxes start turning up dead, it's up to Holmes and Watson to find the remaining music box, before an unsavory collection of criminals do.The repartee between Rathbone and Bruce is delightful as always.

Release Country

United States

Release Date

2/7/2006

Media Type

Movie

Audio

  English     

Studio

Mill Creek Entertainment

Video Format

NTSC

Aspect Ratio

1.33:1

Discs

Part of Box Set
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Mystery Classics

Cast
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Basil Rathbone

Sherlock Holmes
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Nigel Bruce

Dr. John H. Watson
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Patricia Morison

Mrs. Hilda Courtney
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Edmund Breon

Julian 'Stinky' Emery (as Edmond Breon)
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Frederick Worlock

Colonel Cavanaugh (as Frederic Worlock)
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Carl Harbord

Inspector Hopkins
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Patricia Cameron

Evelyn Clifford
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Holmes Herbert

Ebenezer Crabtree
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Harry Cording

Hamid
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Leyland Hodgson

Tour Guide
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Mary Gordon

Mrs. Hudson
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Ian Wolfe

Commissioner of Scotland Yard
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Harry Allen

Scottish Man at Auction (uncredited)
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Frank Baker

Photographer (uncredited)
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Guy Bellis

Doctor (uncredited)
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Wilson Benge

Minister on Museum Tour (uncredited)
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Marjorie Bennett

Antique Shop Assistant (uncredited)
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Ted Billings

Pub Patron (uncredited)
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Lillian Bronson

Minister's Wife (uncredited)
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Cyril Delevanti

Convict at Dartmoor Prison (uncredited)
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Tom Dillon

Detective Sergeant Thompson (uncredited)
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Topsy Glyn

The Kilgour Child (uncredited)
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Charlie Hall

Cab Driver (uncredited)
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Olaf Hytten

Alfred - Auction House Bookkeeper (uncredited)
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Boyd Irwin

Detective with X-ray Photos (uncredited)
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Tiny Jones

Pub Patron (uncredited)
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Guy Kingsford

Scotland Yard Undercover Convict in Dartmoor Prison (uncredited)
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William H. O'Brien

Detective at Murder Scene (uncredited)
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Alexander Pollard

Crabtree's Assistant at Auction (uncredited)
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Wallace Scott

Joe Cisto (uncredited)
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Anita Sharp-Bolster

Teacher on Museum Tour (uncredited)
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Sally Shepherd

Tobacconist (uncredited)
Crew
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Roy William Neill

Director
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Arthur Conan Doyle

Writer
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Frank Gruber

Writer
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Leonard Lee

Writer
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