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sherlock holmes and the pearl of death (1944)

aka The Pearl Of Death.
"you're in love with cruelty for it's own sake."
Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) is pitted against the master criminal Giles Conover (Miles Mander), when Holmes inadvertently aids in Conover's stealing of the Borgia pearl. Luckily for Holmes Conover has to ditch the pearl before being caught. Thus the chase is on, can Holmes find the hidden pearl before Conover, his beautiful accomplice Naomi Drake (Evelyn Ankers), or worse the vicious Creeper (Rondo Hatton).
With the series in full flow it was by now a well oiled machine, delivering an entertaining thriller packed with interesting characters.

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