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Dressed to Kill (1946) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained

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1946 · 72 mins · English
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Directed by
Roy William Neill
Starring
Marjorie Bennett, Nigel Bruce, Basil Rathbone, Ian Wolfe, Frederick Worlock, Frank Baker

A ruthless queen heads a crime cult. After a thief imprisoned in Dartford hides the location of stolen Bank of England printing plates inside three music boxes, the innocent buyers of the boxes begin to be murdered. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are called in to investigate, untangling the mystery of the hidden plates and the deadly conspiracy.

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