---
title: 'Dressed to Kill (1946)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Roy William Neill'
released: '1946-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 72
genres:
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/dressed-to-kill-1946'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038494/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Dressed to Kill (1946)

1946 · 72 min · Crime, Mystery · United States


## Synopsis

Dressed to Kill is a 1946 American mystery film directed by Roy William Neill. Released by Universal Pictures, it is the last of fourteen films starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Doctor Watson. It is also known by the alternative titles Prelude to Murder and Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Code in the United Kingdom.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Roy William Neill](https://cinepixo.com/people/roy-william-neill)
- **Producer:** [Roy William Neill](https://cinepixo.com/people/roy-william-neill)
- **Screenplay:** [Frank Gruber](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-gruber)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jack Brooks](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-brooks)
- **Director of Photography:** [Maury Gertsman](https://cinepixo.com/people/maury-gertsman)

## Cast

- [Patricia Morison](https://cinepixo.com/people/patricia-morison)
- [Basil Rathbone](https://cinepixo.com/people/basil-rathbone) as Sherlock Holmes
- [Edmund Breon](https://cinepixo.com/people/edmund-breon)
- [Mary Gordon](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-gordon) as Mrs. Hudson
- [Frederick Worlock](https://cinepixo.com/people/frederick-worlock)
- [Holmes Herbert](https://cinepixo.com/people/holmes-herbert)
- [Harry Cording](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-cording)
- [Florence Wix](https://cinepixo.com/people/florence-wix)
- [Marjorie Bennett](https://cinepixo.com/people/marjorie-bennett)
- [Anita Sharp-Bolster](https://cinepixo.com/people/anita-sharp-bolster)
- [Nigel Bruce](https://cinepixo.com/people/nigel-bruce) as Dr. Watson
- [Ian Wolfe](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-wolfe)

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