Dressed to Kill

Dressed to Kill

Queen…of a crime cult!

NR 1946 · 72 min · ★ 6.6 · Mystery, Crime, Thriller

A convicted thief in Dartmoor prison hides the location of the stolen Bank of England printing plates inside three music boxes. When the innocent purchasers of the boxes start to be murdered, Holmes and Watson investigate.

Directed by Roy William Neill · Written by Arthur Conan Doyle

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