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The Pearl of Death (1944)

Director: Roy William Neill

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From Time Out Film Guide

Holmes and Watson on the trail of the Borgia pearl, hastily hidden after its theft in a plaster bust of Napoleon, and simultaneously sought by the criminal's horrific henchman, the Creeper. Neill does his usual neat job on this adaptation of The Six Napoleons, with the atmosphere considerably enhanced by the introduction of the monstrous, silently prowling Creeper. Rondo Hatton, who played the part, suffered from a rare glandular deformity and became a sinister horror movie heavy before his disease killed him in 1946.

Author: PT

Time Out Film Guide

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Cast & crew

Director: Roy William Neill

Producer: Roy William Neill

Cast: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Evelyn Ankers, Miles Mander, Dennis Hoey, Rondo Hatton full cast

Genre(s): Thrillers

Duration: 69 mins


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