One of my personal favourites of the Sherlock Holmes cycle of movies starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce. This time Holmes is trying to thwart a gang from stealing a priceless pearl. We get to see Holmes dress up as a befuddled clergyman, outwit a funny Inspector Lestrade, and meet Rondo Hatton's Creeper, a killer that breaks the backs of men with his very hands. Based on the story The Case of the Six Napoleons, Holmes must locate the pearl that has been embedded in a bust of the French emperor. Rathbone and Bruce are again very affable and turn in their customary good performances. Dennis Hoey as Lestrade, I believe very undervalued in that role, injects a lot of life into this one. And Hatton, of course, just filmed by his shadow until the end, is a convincing film presence. Throw in lovely Evelyn Ankers as a woman out to outwit Holmes, and you have a good mix.
原典改编，难得地高出原作不少，尤其是情节合理性上。有一个段落来自《临终的侦探》。杀手的形象被直接移植到BBC新版福尔摩斯第三集当中。
该系列目前为止最好的一部，新颖的手法和一快一慢的搭档，给这部剧增加了很多有趣的东西，最后依然是鸡汤时间，不过这次的鸡汤更自然、更深刻。
拿下无字幕版本。等着好好研究下。
BR-7。很棒的改编，以《六座拿破仑半身像》为基础，融合了《格兰其庄园》《显贵的主顾》《临终的侦探》等故事中的元素。福尔摩斯一开头就受挫，与华生、雷斯垂德的互动很添彩。无奈一个小时节奏太快，故事之外无法过多展开。BR福干练自然，极符合对原著的想象。但华生笨拙得多余，而雷探长太美国化了。
One of my personal favourites of the Sherlock Holmes cycle of movies starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce. This time Holmes is trying to thwart a gang from stealing a priceless pearl. We get to see Holmes dress up as a befuddled clergyman outwit a funny Inspector Lestrade and meet Rondo Hatton's Creeper a killer that breaks the backs of men with his very hands. ba
