The read
It runs a compact 1h 3m.
Synopsis
Sherlock Holmes investigates a series of so-called "pajama suicides". He knows the female villain behind them is as cunning as Moriarty and as venomous as a spider.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
107 audience votes
Key crew
- Bertram MillhauserScreenplay
- Roy William NeillDirector
Cast
- Basil RathboneSherlock Holmes
- Nigel BruceDr. John H. Watson
- Gale SondergaardAdrea Spedding
- Dennis HoeyInsp. Lestrade
- Vernon DowningNorman Locke
- Alec CraigRadlik
- Arthur HohlAdam Gilflower
- Mary GordonMrs. Hudson
- Teddy InfuhrLarry (uncredited)
- Donald StuartArtie - Shooting Gallery Attendant (uncredited)
- Harry CordingFred Garvin (uncredited)
- Belle MitchellFortune Teller (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
suicidecasinospiderroulettecompulsive gamblingpygmyblack and whitedisguisefake deathfemale villainshooting galleryfemale serial killer