Dressed to Kill (1946)

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Queen…of a crime cult!

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.

• Released: 1946-05-24
• Genres: Mystery, Crime, Thriller
• Runtime: 1h 12m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.7/10 from 144 votes

Directed by Roy William Neill.

Top cast

• Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes
• Nigel Bruce as Dr. John H. Watson
• Patricia Morison as Mrs. Hilda Courtney
• Frederick Worlock as Colonel Cavanaugh
• Harry Cording as Hamid
• Carl Harbord as Inspector Hopkins
• Holmes Herbert as Ebenezer Crabtree
• Edmund Breon as Julian 'Stinky' Emery
• Patricia Cameron as Evelyn Clifford
• Mary Gordon as Mrs. Hudson

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Dressed to Kill

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, YouTube TV, MGM Plus, Starz Amazon Channel, FlixFling, Starz, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Starz Apple TV channel, Troma NOW, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel; watch free on JustWatch TV, Kanopy, Hoopla, FlixHouse, Darkroom, Public Domain Movies, Fawesome, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Plex, Plex Channel, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Cineverse, Xumo Play, DistroTV, Mometu, Tubi TV, Amazon MX Player; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, FlixFling; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
• United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on JustWatch TV, Tubi TV, Plex, Pluto TV, YouTube Free; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store
• India: watch free on JustWatch TV, Plex, Plex Channel; rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, FlixFling, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on JustWatch TV, Hoopla, Tubi TV, Plex, Cineverse; rent on Apple TV Store, FlixFling; buy on Apple TV Store, FlixFling
• Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Beamafilm, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on JustWatch TV, Beamafilm, Tubi TV, Plex; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Beamafilm; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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