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Synopsis: Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson join a murder investigation when one of Watson's friends is murdered soon after purchasing one of three identical music boxes from an auction. Holmes correctly assumes the people who purchased the other two boxes are also in danger and works to find out who is seeking the boxes and why before there are more murders. The film also goes by the title Dressed to Kill . Who's in it? The movie stars Basil Rathbone , Nigel Bruce, Patricia Morison, Frederick Worlock and Carl Harbord. Review: It had been a long while since I last watched a Rathbone/Bruce Sherlock Holmes movie and when I came across Prelude to Murder on Amazon Prime, I decided to give it a try. While not one of my favorite Sherlock Holmes mysteries, it was still an OK choice. I've said this before, but Rathbone remains my favorite Sherlock Holmes, despite all the others who have played the character. He plays the role with just the right amount of seriousness and arrogance...

Synopsis: Believing a string of suicides are actually murders, Sherlock Holmes fakes his own death in an effort to draw the murderer out in the open. He eventually finds himself matching wits with a cunning female villain who is using poisonous spiders to collect on the life insurance policies of her victims. Who's in it?   The movie stars Basil Rathbone , Nigel Bruce , Gale Sondergaard , Dennis Hoey and Alec Craig . You can read my review here:  Movie Review: The Spider Woman (1943) (wizzley.com)