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The Pearl of Death (1944)

Directed by Roy William Neill

The Pearl of Death is a 1944 film featuring Sherlock Holmes, portrayed by Basil Rathbone, and Dr. John Watson, played by Nigel Bruce.The story revolves around the theft of the infamous Borgia Pearl from a museum. Holmes, initially responsible for its security, inadvertently allows the master criminal Giles Conover to steal it. Following the theft, a series of brutal murders occur, each victim found surrounded by smashed china. Holmes must unravel the mystery and recover the pearl, which is hidden within a bust of Napoleon.

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