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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.
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- Director
- Roy William Neill
- Written by
- Leonard Lee, Arthur Conan Doyle
- Produced by
- Roy William Neill
- Cinematographer
- Maury Gertsman
- Editor
- Saul A. Goodkind
- Studio
- Universal Pictures
- Origin country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 12m
- Language
- en
- Rating
- NR
- Also known as
- Prelude to Murder, Sherlock Holmes Dressed to Kill, Sherlock Holmes in Dressed to Kill
- TMDB
- 6.6/10 (131 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 83% Fresh
- IMDb
- 6.8/10 (7,431 votes)
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
Patricia Cameron
Evelyn Clifford

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
Wallace Scott
Joe Cisto
Jack Curtis
Pub Patron (uncredited)
Crew
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