A convicted thief in Dartmoor prison hides the location of the stolen Bank of England printing plates inside three music boxes. When the innocent purchasers of the boxes start to be murdered, Holmes and Watson investigate.
Basil Rathbone
Sherlock Holmes
Nigel Bruce
Dr. John H. Watson
Patricia Morison
Mrs. Hilda Courtney
Frederick Worlock
Colonel Cavanaugh
Harry Cording
Hamid
Carl Harbord
Inspector Hopkins
Holmes Herbert
Ebenezer Crabtree
Edmund Breon
Julian 'Stinky' Emery
Patricia Cameron
Evelyn Clifford
Mary Gordon
Mrs. Hudson
Ian Wolfe
Commissioner of Scotland Yard
Leyland Hodgson
Tour Guide
Marjorie Bennett
Antique Shop Assistant (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Detective at Murder Scene
Frank Baker
Photographer
Sally Shepherd
Wallace Scott
Joe Cisto
Jack Curtis
Pub Patron (uncredited)
Cyril Delevanti
Convict at Dartmoor Prison (uncredited)
Charlie Hall
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Olaf Hytten
Alfred - Auction House Bookkeeper (uncredited)
Frank Mills
Lillian Bronson
Minister's Wife (uncredited)
Bobby Hale
Alexander Pollard
Crabtree's Assistant at Auction (uncredited)
Roy William Neill
Director, Producer
Aug 27, 1957
May 10, 2022
Oct 4, 2002
Dec 25, 1973
Nov 6, 1996
May 30, 2003
Sep 5, 1949
Jun 9, 2000
Feb 1, 1946
Mar 24, 1943
Sep 30, 2025
Dec 13, 1972
Mar 27, 2013
Jun 15, 1945
Feb 3, 2023
Nov 14, 2025
Universal Pictures
US
United States
English