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Dressed to Kill is a 1941 American mystery film directed by Eugene Forde and starring Lloyd Nolan, Mary Beth Hughes and Sheila Ryan. It was produced and distributed by 20th Century Fox , one of several films to feature the private detective Michael Shayne .
Dressed to Kill: Directed by Eugene Forde. With Lloyd Nolan, Mary Beth Hughes, Sheila Ryan, William Demarest. Detective Michael Shayne and his girlfriend Joanne are on their way to be married when a scream from a nearby hotel room draws his attention to a pair of theatrical murders.
- (1.2K)
- Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery
- Eugene Forde
- 1941-08-08
Detective Michael Shayne is on the trail of a murderer culpable for a string of deaths during a theatrical production, all the while trying to make it to cit...
- 74 min
- 16
- Noir Orlando
Dec 31, 2014 · The plot involves murder, music boxes and a scheme that could threaten the stability of the British Empire. Basil Rathbone's Holmes is brilliant as ever, and Nigel Bruce is engaging as the ever-bumbling Dr. Watson. It all adds up to seventy-two minutes of sleuthing fun. ( a.k.a. Sherlock Holmes in Dressed to Kill)
- 72 min
- 773.6K
Another great adventure by Sherlock Holes (Basil Rathbone) and Dr. Watson (Nigel Bruce) . A clever story where the key to money stolen plates from the treasurery, the key lies in 3 money boxes ...
- (6)
- Basil Rathbone
- Roy William Neill
- Mystery & Thriller
Ashley H Dressed to Kill is a decent film. It is about a private eye who uses 25-year-old clues to solve a double murder in a theater. ... Dressed to Kill (1941) Dressed to Kill (1941) Dressed to ...
- Crime, Drama
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They are both dressed in medieval court costumes, and the head of a dog costume is over Lathrop's head. When police Inspector Pierson arrives, hotel manager Hal Brennon explains to him and Shayne that the costumes are from Lathrop's hit show of many years ago, Sweethearts of Paris , the cast of which included Desiree, Julian Davis, David Earle and Carlo Ralph, who played "Beppo the dog."