Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- sinister
- atmospheric
- witty
- classic mystery night
- rainy evening
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The supposedly misfortune-bringing Borgia Pearl is stolen from a museum and becomes the central object Holmes must recover.
The Creeper is presented as a malevolent man mountain linked to a series of brutal murders.
The stolen pearl, murder scenes, smashed china, museum setting, and black-and-white presentation give the mystery a gothic crime texture.
Holmes's show-boating about electronic museum security contributes to the pearl being stolen again.
Films like The Pearl of Death, and why
The Hound of the Baskervilles
shared Victorian detective mystery, investigative partnership, and black-and-white suspense
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
shared Basil Rathbone Sherlock Holmes portrayal, compact crime plotting, and atmospheric mystery
The Scarlet Claw
shared amateur investigation, sinister murders, and classic whodunit structure
Movie Details
- Director
- Roy William Neill
- Release Date
- 1944-08-01
- Runtime
- 69 min
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 (106)
Cast
- Basil Rathbone
- Nigel Bruce
- Dennis Hoey
- Evelyn Ankers
- Miles Mander
- Ian Wolfe
- Charles Francis
- Holmes Herbert
- Richard Aherne
- Mary Gordon
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Pearl of Death about?
- Sherlock Holmes hunts a supposedly cursed pearl while a brutal killer and a calculating criminal turn a museum theft into a deadly mystery.
- What is The Pearl of Death like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Pearl of Death as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Pearl of Death violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in The Pearl of Death as moderate.
- Which films are like The Pearl of Death?
- Films with a similar feel include The Hound of the Baskervilles, Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror, and The Scarlet Claw.
- How long is The Pearl of Death?
- The Pearl of Death runs 69 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Pearl of Death?
- In United States, The Pearl of Death is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home.
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