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Dressed to Kill

1946 · 72 min

A cozy, brisk whodunit with a charming duo, gentle suspense, and a satisfying puzzle to follow.

Directed by
Roy William Neill
Genres
Mystery, Crime, Thriller
Starring
Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Patricia Morison
Tagline
Queen…of a crime cult!
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.

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Directed by
Roy William Neill
Genres
Mystery, Crime, Thriller
Starring
Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Patricia Morison
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • crime
  • deception
  • justice
  • friendship
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Action4
Horror1
Humour4
Realism6
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
mystery, crime, thriller
Directed by
Roy William Neill
Written by
Leonard Lee
Starring
Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Patricia Morison, Frederick Worlock, Harry Cording, Carl Harbord, Holmes Herbert, Edmund Breon
Cinematography
Maury Gertsman
Runtime
72 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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