Release Date: 1944-08-01
Overview: The famous Borgia Pearl, a valuable gem with a history of bringing murder and misfortune to its owner since the days of the Borgias, is brought to London, thanks in part to Sherlock Holmes. But before long the jewel is stolen, due to an error on Holmes' part, and shortly thereafter, a series of horrible murders begin, the murderer leaving his victims with their spines snapped and surrounded by a mass of smashed china.
Rating: 7.1 / 10
Basil Rathbone
as Sherlock Holmes
Nigel Bruce
as Dr. John Watson
Dennis Hoey
as Inspector Lestrade
Evelyn Ankers
as Naomi Drake
Miles Mander
as Giles Conover
Roy William Neill - Producer
Roy William Neill - Director
Ray Snyder - Editor
John B. Goodman - Art Direction
Virgil Miller - Director of Photography
Having safely snaffled the blood-steeped “Borgia Pearl” from the dastardly clutches of “Giles Conover” (Miles Mander) “Holmes” (Basil Rathbone) is hoist by his own petard when his rather pompous illus...