The Pearl of death is a 1944 Sherlock Holmes series starring Holmes ( played by Basil Rathbone) and Watson (played by Nigel Bruce) andadditional characters are as Rondo Hatton as The Creeper and Evelyn Ankers as Naomi, a villainess and the accomplice of Giles Conover, played by Miles Mande. The series was directed by Roy William Neil and with the running time of 69 min.
The Pearl of death is a Sherlock Holmes series is loosely based on the Conan Doyle story The Six Napoleons. Holmes and Watson are assigned to guard the Borgia Pearl, a "cursed", a gem that has inspired scores of murders over the years. When a pearl causing misfortune to its owners are stolen from a museum by the master criminal, Sherlock Holmes is obliged to find the real mystery of the Borgia Pearl
It is a series of unrelated murders in which the victims are found with their backs broken. Holmes relate the connection between the murders and the Borgia Pearl and becomes the latest victim of the Creeper, a homicidal maniac. Holmes must deal with the Creeper and his boss to find the Pearl.
The Pearl of Death launched the starring career of the tragic Rondo Hatton, a real-life victim of the disfiguring disease knew as acromegaly.
Interesting information
Do you know that "Borgias" name were a Spanish royal family remembered today for their corrupt rule of the Papacy during the Renaisance?
Why do you think it is called as "Borgia Pearl"? Is this related to Borgias Spanish royal family?
The story deals Holmes' search the fabulous Borgia pearl which had been hidden in a bust of Napoleon.
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