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      Dressed to Kill

      Released May 24, 1946 1h 12m Mystery & Thriller List
      83% Tomatometer 6 Reviews 64% Audience Score 1,000+ Ratings Holmes and Watson hunt for three music boxes containing directions to the whereabouts of six valuable engraving plates stolen from the Bank of England. They find themselves in competition with professional thieves also out to find the clues, which were hidden by a spiteful jailbird before the music boxes went up for auction. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Sep 01 Buy Now

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      Eddie Harrison film-authority.com ...directors like Roy William Neill brought timeless characters to life with great acting, no-nonsense direction and crisp scripting; the lack of visual jazz makes each of the Rathbone Holmes films a pleasure to watch.... Rated: 3/5 Jan 23, 2024 Full Review Donald J. Levit ReelTalk Movie Reviews One of the classic movies pairing suave gaunt Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and plump Nigel Bruce as his bumbling Boswell, Dr. Watson. Aug 4, 2007 Full Review Ken Hanke Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) Final entry in the Rathbone series has a lot of style. Rated: 4/5 Oct 31, 2006 Full Review Michael W. Phillips, Jr. Goatdog's Movies The Rathbone/Bruce series of Sherlock Holmes films didn't exactly limp to a close, but it didn't go out on a high note either. Rated: 3/5 May 2, 2006 Full Review Mark Bourne DVDJournal.com ...patched together from hand-me-down remnants. Director Roy William Neill and the writers seem to be just going through the motions while waiting for that final smack from the clapboard. Rathbone delivers a magnetic performance to the bitter end, though. Apr 6, 2006 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews This is another enjoyable well-paced and acted mystery thriller in the series with the usual pleasant banter between Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. Rated: B Aug 23, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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      nick s Great movie, with magnetic acting, competent camera work, and clever ideas woven into the plot. The core concept was a little absurd, but ignore that. This is my favourite basil rathbone flick. It couldn't be done much better. Pity about stinky. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/08/23 Full Review Audience Member Rating: 6/10. 68/100 Rated 3 out of 5 stars 04/26/23 Full Review Josh G A clever novel adaption with Basil Rathbone. The cast is good and it's a middle of the road Sherlock Holmes adaption, great use of sound. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/07/23 Full Review Liam D For such an iconic series it's still good but it could have been better Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/16/22 Full Review robert p Another great adventure by Sherlock Holes (Basil Rathbone) and Dr. Watson (Nigel Bruce) . Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review martin a A clever story where the key to money stolen plates from the treasurery, the key lies in 3 money boxes sold at auction but made by the criminal in prison who knows the whereabouts of the hidden plates . But the owners of the music boxes are at risk and holmes must solve the case before the villains get to the plates first. great stuff Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Holmes and Watson hunt for three music boxes containing directions to the whereabouts of six valuable engraving plates stolen from the Bank of England. They find themselves in competition with professional thieves also out to find the clues, which were hidden by a spiteful jailbird before the music boxes went up for auction.
      Director
      Roy William Neill
      Screenwriter
      Frank Gruber
      Distributor
      Universal Pictures
      Production Co
      Universal/Universal Int
      Genre
      Mystery & Thriller
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      May 24, 1946, Original
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Sep 1, 2012
      Runtime
      1h 12m
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