Summary
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. Based on "The Sign of Four" and the short stories "The Dying Detective", "The Final Problem", "The Speckled Band" and "The Adventure of the Devil's Foot".
Cast
Basil Rathbone
Sherlock Holmes
Nigel Bruce
Dr. John H. Watson
Gale Sondergaard
Adrea Spedding
Dennis Hoey
Insp. Lestrade
Vernon Downing
Norman Locke
Alec Craig
Radlik
Arthur Hohl
Adam Gilflower
Mary Gordon
Mrs. Hudson
Teddy Infuhr
Larry (uncredited)
Donald Stuart
Artie - Shooting Gallery Attendant (uncredited)
Harry Cording
Fred Garvin (uncredited)
Belle Mitchell
Fortune Teller (uncredited)
Angelo Rossitto
Obongo - Pygmy (uncredited)
Sylvia Andrew
Charwoman (uncredited)
Marie De Becker
Charwoman (uncredited)
Jimmy Aubrey
News Vendor (uncredited)
Brandon Beach
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Frank Benson
Toy Doll Attendant (uncredited)
Lydia Bilbrook
Susan (uncredited)
John Burton
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
James Carlisle
Casino Patron (uncredited)
Jack Deery
Casino Patron (uncredited)
George Kirby
News Vendor (uncredited)
Stanley Logan
Robert (uncredited)
Wilbur Mack
Casino Patron (uncredited)
Edmund Mortimer
Casino Patron (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Doorman (uncredited)
John Roche
Casino Croupier (uncredited)
Gene Roth
Henchman Taylor (uncredited)
Arthur Stenning
Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Florence Wix
Casino Patron (uncredited)
Herschel Graham
Casino Patron (uncredited)
Ethelreda Leopold
Casino Patron (uncredited)
Crew
Director
Roy William Neill
Screenplay
Bertram Millhauser
Story
Arthur Conan Doyle
Reviews
Geronimo1967
June 26, 2022
7
Gale Sondergaard joins the team for this hour long thriller with Holmes and Watson called in to solve the mystery of the "pyjama suicides". Wealthy, clean-cut, members of society each appear to go bonkers and kill themselves with no apparent rationale. This is a fun little story with some quirkier elements to liven up the investigation - big spiders etc. and the shorter, more compact, duration certainly helps keep it tight.
Media
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$0.00
Keywords
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