# The Pearl of Death (1944)

> Sherlock Holmes hunts a supposedly cursed pearl while a brutal killer and a calculating criminal turn a museum theft into a deadly mystery.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/20925

## Facts

- Runtime: 69 min
- Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Crime
- Director: Roy William Neill
- Cast: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Dennis Hoey, Evelyn Ankers, Miles Mander, Ian Wolfe, Charles Francis, Holmes Herbert
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037168/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: sinister, atmospheric, witty, classic mystery night, rainy evening

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- [Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942)](https://ember.film/movie/16270)
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- [The Sign of Four (1987)](https://ember.film/movie/208738)
- [The Woman in Green (1945)](https://ember.film/movie/21452)
- [The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Treasures of Agra - Part 1 (1983)](https://ember.film/movie/81948)
- [The House of Fear (1945)](https://ember.film/movie/20923)
- [Dressed to Kill (1946)](https://ember.film/movie/12312)
- [The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)](https://ember.film/movie/16271)
- [The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)](https://ember.film/movie/6703)
- [The Spider Woman (1943)](https://ember.film/movie/1710)

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