The Pearl Of Death (1944) «8K»

While demonstrating the flaws of a museum's security system to prove a point, Holmes inadvertently allows master criminal Giles Conover (Miles Mander) to steal the pearl.

Pursued by police, Conover hides the pearl inside one of six wet plaster busts of Napoleon in a pottery shop. The Pearl of Death (1944)

Released on September 22, 1944, is the ninth film in Universal Pictures' Sherlock Holmes series starring Basil Rathbone as Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson. Directed by Roy William Neill , the film is loosely based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s 1904 short story " The Adventure of the Six Napoleons ". Plot Summary While demonstrating the flaws of a museum's security

The story centers on the theft of the "Borgia Pearl," a valuable gem with a sinister reputation for bringing death to its owners. Watson