Dressed To Kill  /  DVD-Video
Standard 1.33:1 B&W  /  Production Year: 1946  /  Region 1

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Select Product View: General Info Empire Reviews Customer Comments Suggestions Used Product Box Cover Screen Shots Email a Friend Be the first customer to comment on this Title. Synopsis Dressed To Kill awakened memories of the Holmes of literature. Watson refers to the latest edition of The Strand Magazine and its publication of "Scandal in Bohemia." It didn't matter that original publication of this story took place in 1891, for producer/director Neill always made sure to merge the contemporary with the whimsical and decidedly more evocative past, a symbiosis that was part of the allure of the Universal films. This time, Holmes is up against Hilda Courtney, played by the sweetly beautiful Patricia Morison, a New York-born actress who specialized in exotic types in a mostly B-movie film career. It may seem curious that Holmes faced several "femme fatales" in his Universal days, but beautiful wicked women who led men to their doom were the rage in Hollywood, and pitting them against a man like Holmes seemed quite challenging, though the outcome of such a "battle of the sexes" was foreordained by Holmes' lack of sexual interest. Dressed To Kill was destined to be the last of the Holmes Universals. Four Holmes films were in the planning stages when Rathbone stunned the film community and the public by refusing to renew his contract. Likewise, he chose not to renew his contract for the Sherlock Holmes radio series, which expired around the same time. Simply put, after portraying the masterful detective more than two hundred times in seven years (primarily on radio), Rathbone was immensely tired of the role. Besides, he craved returning to his real love, the theater, and moved to New York soon after to pursue his goal. Cast & Crew Actors:  • Basil Rathbone  • Nigel Bruce  • Patricia Morison  • Mary Gordon  • Harry Cording  • Frederic Worlock  • Edmond Breon Directors:  • Roy William Neill Product Information Features: Theatrical Trailer Photo Gallery 3 1/2 hours Of The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce Video: Standard 1.33:1 B&W Audio: (more info) ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Mono Studio: Focus Film Entertainment Production Year: 1946 Release Date: 2/13/2001 Length: 72 mins Rating: NR Chapters: 12 Packaging: Keep Case Number of Discs: 1 Disc: SS-SL Item Code: FF7385 UPC Code: 683070738525 Browsei Category: Movies Genre: Murder Mysteries, Mystery, Sherlock Holmes, Thrillers, Classics Bargains: Under $15 Studios: Focus Film Entertainment Customers who bought this Title also bought Sherlock Holmes And The Secret Weapon  DVD-Video Terror By Night  DVD-Video Woman In Green, The  DVD-Video Quicksand  DVD-Video Reviews Be the first customer to comment on this Title.