The Pearl Of Death (1944)

A master criminal (Miles Mander) steals the notorious Borgia pearl from a museum under the very nose of the famed detective Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone). But a series of connected murders suggest to Holmes that the thief doesn't have the pearl in his possession. Based on THE ADVENTURE OF THE SIX NAPOLEONS by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and directed by Roy William Neill (BLACK ANGEL). This was the ninth film in the 14 Sherlock Holmes movie franchise, all starring Rathbone as Holmes with Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson and it is one of the very best in the series probably because it used the Doyle source material, however loosely. The mystery is intriguing and holds your interest. The film features Rondo Hatton as "The Creeper", a mindless giant of a man who kills people by breaking their backs. Universal used Hatton as the creeper in two more films. With Evelyn Ankers, Dennis Hoey, Mary Gordon and Ian Wolfe.