Holmes realizes the connection between the broken pottery and the Napoleon busts. He eventually tracks down the final bust, traps the killers, and retrieves the gem. Production & Cast The Pearl of Death (1944)
The story centers on the theft of the "Borgia Pearl," a valuable gem with a sinister reputation for bringing death to its owners. The Pearl of Death (1944)
While demonstrating the flaws of a museum's security system to prove a point, Holmes inadvertently allows master criminal Giles Conover (Miles Mander) to steal the pearl. Holmes realizes the connection between the broken pottery
After the busts are sold to various customers, a series of brutal murders begins. Victims are found with their spines snapped, surrounded by smashed china—the trademark of Conover’s henchman, a disfigured killer known as The Hoxton Creeper . While demonstrating the flaws of a museum's security