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dressed to kill 1946
dressed to kill 1946 awakened memories of the holmes of literature . watson refers to the latest edition of the strand magazine and its publication of scandal in bohemia . it didnt matter that original publication of this story took place in 1891 for producer director neill always made sure to merge the contemporary with the whimsical and decidedly more evocative past a symbiosis that was part of the allure of the universal films . this time holmes is up against hilda courtney played by the sweetly beautiful patricia morison a new york born actress who specialized in exotic types in a mostly b movie film career . it may seem curious that holmes faced several femme fatales in his universal days but beautiful wicked women who led men to their doom were the rage in hollywood and pitting them against a man like holmes seemed quite challenging though the outcomes of such a battle of the sexes was foreordained by homes lack of sexual interest . dressed to kill was destined to be the last of the holmes universals . four holmes films were in the planning stages when rathbone stunned the film community and the public by refusing to renew his contract . likewise he chose not to renew his contract for the sherlock holmes radio series which expired around the same time . simply put after portraying the masterful detective more than two hundred times in seven years primarily on radio rathbone was immensely tired of the role . besides he craved returning to his real love the theater and moved to new york soon after to pursue his goal . br br theatrical trailers still gallery seven original radio broadcasts of the new adventures of sherlock holmes starring basil rothbone and nigel bruce . br br presented in black & white .
dvd rating not rated runtime 72 focus 02 13 2001
actors basil rathbone nigel bruce patricia morison frederick worlock edmund breon carl harbord aspect ratio 16 9 created by stage pcm created date 2014 08 23 11 14 39.0 director roy william neill duration 72 dvd region code 1 languages english modified by stage pcm modified date 2015 03 27 19 37 08.0 mpaa rating not rated record label focus film release date 982022400000 studio & production company music video distributors