The Pearl of Death (1944)

The famous Borgia Pearl, a valuable gem with a history of bringing murder and misfortune to its owner since the days of the Borgias, is brought to London, thanks in part to Sherlock Holmes. But before long the jewel is stolen, due to an error on Holmes’ part, and shortly thereafter, a series of horrible murders begin, the murderer leaving his victims with their spines snapped and surrounded by a mass of smashed china.
Roy William Neill
Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Evelyn Ankers, Miles Mander, Dennis Hoey, Rondo Hatton, Holmes Herbert, Charles Francis, Richard Nugent, Harry Cording, Billy Bevan, Ian Wolfe, Mary Gordon, Leyland Hodgson, Eric Wilton, Lillian Bronson
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