Dressed to Kill (1946)

6.6/10 72 min Mystery Crime Thriller

Overview

A convicted thief in Dartmoor prison hides the location of the stolen Bank of England printing plates inside three music boxes. When the innocent purchasers of the boxes start to be murdered, Holmes and Watson investigate.

Cast

Basil Rathbone

Sherlock Holmes

Nigel Bruce

Dr. John H. Watson

Patricia Morison

Mrs. Hilda Courtney

Frederick Worlock

Colonel Cavanaugh

Harry Cording

Hamid

Carl Harbord

Inspector Hopkins

Holmes Herbert

Ebenezer Crabtree

Edmund Breon

Julian 'Stinky' Emery

Mary Gordon

Mrs. Hudson

Ian Wolfe

Commissioner of Scotland Yard

Leyland Hodgson

Tour Guide

Marjorie Bennett

Antique Shop Assistant (uncredited)

William H. O'Brien

Detective at Murder Scene

Frank Baker

Photographer

Sally Shepherd

Cyril Delevanti

Convict at Dartmoor Prison (uncredited)

Charlie Hall

Cab Driver (uncredited)

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