The Pearl of Death

The Pearl of Death
1944 Theatrical poster
Directed byRoy William Neill
Screenplay byBertram Millhauser
Based onThe Adventure of the Six Napoleons
1904 story
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Produced byHoward Benedict
StarringBasil Rathbone
Nigel Bruce
Evelyn Ankers
CinematographyVirgil Miller
Edited byRay Snyder
Music byPaul Sawtell
Production
company
Universal Pictures
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release dates
  • August 1, 1944 (1944-08-01) (United States)
  • August 25, 1944 (1944-08-25) (New York City)
  • September 22, 1944 (1944-09-22) (Los Angeles)
Running time
69 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Pearl of Death is a 1944 Sherlock Holmes film starring Basil Rathbone as Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson, the ninth of fourteen such films the pair made.[1] The story is loosely based on Conan Doyle's short story "The Adventure of the Six Napoleons"[2] but features some additions, such as Evelyn Ankers as an accomplice of the villain, played by Miles Mander, and Rondo Hatton as a brutal killer.

  1. ^ Basinelrathbone.net, The Pearl of Death (1944)
  2. ^ Bunson, Matthew (1997). Encyclopedia Sherlockiana. Simon & Schuster. p. 190. ISBN 0-02-861679-0.

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