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Synopsis: In London, a secret society led by lawyer Thaddeus Merrydew collects the assets of any of its deceased members and divides them among the remaining members. Society members start dropping like flies. Sherlock Holmes is approached by member James Murphy's widow, who is miffed at being left penniless by her husband. When Captain Pyke is shot, Holmes keys in on his mysterious Chinese widow as well as the shady Merrydew. Other members keep dying--Malcom Dearing first, then Mr. Baker. There is also an attempt on the life of young Eileen Forrester, who became a reluctant society member upon the death of her father. Holmes' uncanny observations and insights are put to the test.
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Director(s): Edwin L. Marin
Production: American Pop Classics
 
IMDB:
5.7
PASSED
Year:
1933
72 min
289 Views


Come on.

The body was thrown into the Thames to

the 5 am in the Limehouse district.

Autopsy demonstrated

who died ...

of a shot to the heart.

The brands you

see, are wounds made ...

possibly where

the body was found.

We identify the body

through the ring.

A beautiful and strange ring, Lestrade.

There is no doubt

that the deceased ...

is Captain Pyke.

He was also able to identify

by the color of the shirt.

Among his pockets were found ...

these letters.

"Five Little Indians, were by law ...

one went to justice and

then there were four. "

Where is the widow?

We ask that you wait

in the other room.

Did Ms. Pyke?

If you are?

My name is Sherlock Holmes.

When was the last time

she saw her husband alive?

We had dinner together yesterday

A Night at the ...

Savoy restaurant.

I left after nine.

No I saw him again.

- Where is he stopping?

- At the Hotel Savoy.

How long have you been in London?

About a week.

And where you live?

In Greater Jouvenist.

When her husband left, she said ...

where he was going?

No, but I think it was for

a business issue.

He was a very

precise in his habits.

And then when I came, and

I had no sign of him ...

I was alarmed.

Does reaching at midnight was

a little late for him?

Right.

When it came time

I worried a lot.

I finally called the police.

And then I got the message

I had to come here.

Where to identify the body ...

my poor husband.

For the ring. Yes.

Have you always used ring?

That if ...

I gave it to her when we got married.

That was ...

6 years ago in China ...

belonged to my family.

And has passed from hand to

hand for generations.

I see.

Let me give you my

sincere condolences.

Thank you.

Is that all?

By the way ...

it may be necessary

communicate with you ...

to the farm or the Savoy.

Do it through my lawyer.

- What is your name?

- Mr. Tadeo Merrydew.

Good morning, Mr. Holmes.

What could get out of it?

Murder, no doubt.

Is that all? If all

what I have to say.

What do you think?

I think ...

the lady is a liar.

"Four black boys go to sea ...

a red herring swallowed

one of them ...

and then there were three '

You!

It is impossible!

Do not shoot me!

The newspapers speak

Pyke's murder.

I really seem

particularly futile.

There was no reason.

Had not he reason?

Penetrate into the black

Merrydew Tadeo heart ...

and find the reason.

Do not suggest that he has

something to do with this?

I do not suggest anything.

Forward.

The Inspector Lestrade

to see you, sir.

Mr. Holmes, Dr. Watson.

What is the problem?

seems worried.

Worried, I'm up to my neck.

Again?

Before it can

finish with a case ...

appears another.

That's the problem with being smart.

You came to me professionally.

Well, unofficially.

I see, you win, I lose.

There was a murder at night ...

an old gentleman.

Perhaps you will find a

puzzle better.

You mean you found

a puzzle better.

We left everything without moving to

You can see it and give us feedback.

Dead?

Yes.

Murder?

Suicide.

Come, Watson, move.

He was well known as a

collector of stamps

Very interesting.

What is that Holmes?

"Four black boys go to sea ...

a red herring swallowed

one of them ...

and then there were three. "

We will review the garden ...

and see what we find.

Good morning, sir. Good morning.

You will have seen that I left everything untouched.

Not a herd of bulls would ...

made such a mess.

You can go to smoke.

Thank you, sir.

What is it that you think?

He was murdered.

The murderer is a man ...

average age ...

height of 1.80 meters ...

and small boots

square toe ...

limps a little leg

Trichinopoly left and smokes cigars.

If he was killed, how

is that they did?

The murderer was in the house,

before the victim arrived ...

Tucked away near the window.

Meanwhile smoked cigar.

He shot the victim

back of the head ...

and then took the body to

Instead they found him.

It was then another person ...

gave him a second shot ...

This time through the mouth.

For the brand of the boots ...

clearly traces of blood.

And what was your intention?

Cancel the effect of the first ...

with the aim of

change the crime ...

from murder to suicide.

The first bullet

find on the wall ...

the other side of the room.

The other will find inside ...

the body of the murdered person.

Come on, Watson.

Not to do

Mr. Merrydew wait.

Mr. Holmes

waited too, sir.

How long?

Nearly two hours.

It must be.

Tell happens now.

Very good, sir.

Mr. Holmes is a pleasure.

Sorry to keep you waiting ...

but was having lunch.

This is my friend and

companion, Dr. Watson.

Nice to meet you.

Gustan? Drink,

gentlemen? No, thank you.

They like a cigar??

Thank you.

Have a seat, gentlemen.

Anabel represent Mary Murphy.

A lovely lady.

And Mrs. Pyke.

Congratulations.

As you know your husband ...

died prematurely,

violently.

Poor thing.

My client has the impression ...

that there is money

belongs to the late ...

and that was usurped.

By whom?

For you.

And you believe him to the lady?

I'll try to find out.

An angry woman is

difficult to establish ...

I thought with a

discussion with you ...

I would possessor of certain facts ...

what if my client prove

is representing a performance.

How so?

Is that all?

Yes, that's it.

I see that you are not smoking my cigar.

I prefer to do it later.

My dear, Mr. Holmes, I have not

neither the information nor the authority.

You see, a few days ago ...

You could not have

distinguish whether there.

In my profession, I try many cases ...

they are illegal, and not

I have personal contact ...

with my client.

It will not, Mr. Merrydew.

Anything else?

I can ask him for a pencil and paper.

BYOB.

Lord, that's not.

By the way ...

I think you know

another of his ...

customers, passed away last night.

Mr. Malcolm Dearing.

He was assassinated.

Good morning, Mr. Merrydew.

Come on, Watson.

That cold-blooded monster.

Now I left something to think about.

Did you, Holmes?

His feet.

- What about them?

- They were small feet.

And the boots.

If, yes?

They were toe boots

square, as you said.

Really?

Yes, and realized cigars.

Cigars??

Trichinopoly.

It was written in letters

larger top of the box.

Is that all you saw?

Was there anything else?

Hundreds of things.

In addition to encryption code ...

a large book, Watson.

I did not see any bible.

I said a book

large, not a bible.

By God, of course.

In that book

find the message ...

numbers.

Mr. Holmes.

Mrs. Pyke.

Holmes, what wrote

on that piece of paper?

A long shot in the dark, Watson.

But that will move.

Mr. Tadeo Merrydew, go to

see it personally. Urgent.

Tell Ms. Forrester

Mr. Merrydew ...

are here,

Mr. Tadeo Merrydew.

And hurry.

Mr. Merrydew wants

see you, Miss Forrester.

It is lovely as ever.

I see you received the

I sent flowers.

Thank you.

I hope we apologize

my unexpected visit.

He came to me about the

Death of Captain Pyke.

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Robert Florey

Robert Florey (14 September 1900 – 16 May 1979) was a French-American director, screenwriter, film journalist and actor. Born as Robert Fuchs in Paris, he became an orphan at an early age and was then raised in Switzerland. In 1920 he worked at first as a film journalist, then as an assistant and extra in featurettes from Louis Feuillade. Florey moved to the United States in 1921. As a director, Florey's most productive decades were the 1930s and 1940s, working on relatively low-budget fillers for Paramount and Warner Brothers. His reputation is balanced between his avant-garde expressionist style, most evident in his early career, and his work as a fast, reliable studio-system director called on to finish troubled projects, such as 1939's Hotel Imperial. He directed more than 50 movies. His most popular film is likely the first Marx Brothers feature The Cocoanuts of 1929, and his 1932 foray into Universal-style horror, Murders in the Rue Morgue is regarded by horror fans as highly reflective of German expressionism. In 2006, as his 1937 film Daughter of Shanghai was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress, Florey was called "widely acclaimed as the best director working in major studio B-films". more…

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