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Dressed to Kill (1946)
The last of the Holmes films done by Universal. It was also Basil Rathbone's last Holmes film. Here a trio of music boxes holds the clues to finding the plates to print very real bank notes, with a group of criminals willing to kill for them. When the first of these victims is a friend of Dr. Watson, who had conveniently visited the night before, Holmes was on the case. Here his keen ear for music plays a vital role. The criminals here are led by another femme fatale, Hilda Courtney. She does make a somewhat worthy adversary as she depends on her wits and her accomplices' muscle to accomplish her goals. She only uses her feminine wiles to turn the heads of Watson and other victims rather than Holmes himself. She is smart enough to respect Holmes but falls for the "I'm going to leave you here in this deadly trap" downfall of all master criminals and evil overlords. (read more)
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Dressed to Kill Movie Review by B Movie Ben  (6/29/2008) |
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Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce starred in some 17 movies from 1939-1946, ending with this one. Their particular and peculiar association made for some delightful movies. This one was particularly goo, as only Holmes could have made something out of a music box theft.
Patricia Morison made for an exciting antagonist to...
(complete Dressed to Kill review by B Movie Ben)
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