---
title: 'The Pearl of Death (1944)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Roy William Neill'
released: '1944-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 69
genres:
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-pearl-of-death-1944'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037168/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Pearl of Death (1944)

1944 · 69 min · Mystery · United States


## Synopsis

The Pearl of Death is a 1944 Sherlock Holmes film starring Basil Rathbone as Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson, the ninth of fourteen such films the pair made. The story is loosely based on Conan Doyle's short story "The Adventure of the Six Napoleons" but features some additions, such as Evelyn Ankers as an accomplice of the villain played by Miles Mander, and Rondo Hatton as a brutal killer.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Roy William Neill](https://cinepixo.com/people/roy-william-neill)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Paul Sawtell](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-sawtell)
- **Producer:** [Howard Benedict](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-benedict)
- **Director of Photography:** [Virgil Miller](https://cinepixo.com/people/virgil-miller)

## Cast

- [Mary Gordon](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-gordon)
- [Nigel Bruce](https://cinepixo.com/people/nigel-bruce) as Dr. Watson
- [Basil Rathbone](https://cinepixo.com/people/basil-rathbone) as Sherlock Holmes
- [Ian Wolfe](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-wolfe)
- [Rondo Hatton](https://cinepixo.com/people/rondo-hatton)
- [Colin Kenny](https://cinepixo.com/people/colin-kenny)
- [Richard Aherne](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-aherne)
- [Dennis Hoey](https://cinepixo.com/people/dennis-hoey) as Inspector Lestrade
- [Miles Mander](https://cinepixo.com/people/miles-mander)
- [Holmes Herbert](https://cinepixo.com/people/holmes-herbert)
- [Evelyn Ankers](https://cinepixo.com/people/evelyn-ankers)

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