“Twenty men die for it!” exclaims the poster for The Pearl of Death. What it doesn’t say, is that they all died way before the start of the movie. Still, the body count in this one is pretty high; it’s amazing Watson doesn’t lose count. This time ‘round, our villain is after Giles Conover, a criminal so ruthless and ingenious, it’s kind of hard to believe Holmes has never mentioned
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