Overview
Sherlock Holmes investigates a series of so-called "pajama suicides". He knows the female villain behind them is as cunning as Moriarty and as venomous as a spider. Based on "The Sign of Four" and the short stories "The Dying Detective", "The Final Problem", "The Speckled Band" and "The Adventure of the Devil's Foot".
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Crew
DirectorRoy William Neill
WriterBertram Millhauser
Cast
Basil Rathbone
Sherlock Holmes
Nigel Bruce
Dr. John H. Watson
Gale Sondergaard
Adrea Spedding
Dennis Hoey
Insp. Lestrade
Vernon Downing
Norman Locke
Alec Craig
Radlik
Arthur Hohl
Adam Gilflower
Mary Gordon
Mrs. Hudson
Teddy Infuhr
Larry (uncredited)
Donald Stuart
Artie - Shooting Gallery Attendant (uncredited)
Harry Cording
Fred Garvin (uncredited)
Belle Mitchell
Fortune Teller (uncredited)
Angelo Rossitto
Obongo - Pygmy (uncredited)
Sylvia Andrew
Charwoman (uncredited)
Marie De Becker
Charwoman (uncredited)
Jimmy Aubrey
News Vendor (uncredited)
Brandon Beach
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Frank Benson
Toy Doll Attendant (uncredited)
Lydia Bilbrook
Susan (uncredited)
John Burton
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Part of Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) Collection
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1939
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1939
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
1942
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
1942
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
1943
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
1943
The Scarlet Claw
1944
The Pearl of Death
1944
The House of Fear
1945
The Woman in Green
1945
Pursuit to Algiers
1945
Terror by Night
1946
Dressed to Kill
1946
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Keywords
suicidecasinospiderroulettecompulsive gamblingpygmyblack and whitedisguisefake deathfemale villainshooting galleryfemale serial killersherlock holmes
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Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 3, 2026