Dressed to Kill (1946)

72 min · Detective Film, crime film, mystery film

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2025-09 to 2026-08

Directors

Roy William Neill

Cast

Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Patricia Morison, Edmund Breon, Frederick Worlock, Mary Gordon

The story

John Davidson, a convicted thief in Dartmoor prison, embeds code revealing the hidden location of extremely valuable stolen Bank of England currency printing plates in the melody notes of three music boxes that he crafts to be sold at auction. Each box plays a subtly different version of an Australian tune, "The Swagman". At the auction each is purchased by a different buyer.

Catalogue themes and tags

1940s, Chauffeur, Code, Gas, Gefängnis, Gelddieb, Housebreaking, London, Messer, Murderer, Museum, Musical box, Pianistin, Police, Private Detective, Puppen, Scotland Yard, Sherlock Holmes, Sträfling, Toupet, Toy Shop, Thriller, Mystery, Drama, Crime Thriller, Film adaptation

Genres

Detective Film, crime film, mystery film

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