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Dressed to Kill

1946 · 72 min · Director: Roy William Neill ★ IMDb 6.7 · 7,790 ratings

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A convicted thief in Dartmoor prison hides the location of the stolen Bank of England printing plates inside three music boxes. When the innocent purchasers of the boxes start to be murdered, Holmes and Watson investigate.

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Dressed to Kill (1946) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 35%, Curiosity 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

35%Tension
25%Curiosity
20%Anxiety
  1. Tension35%
  2. Curiosity25%
  3. Anxiety20%
  4. Fear10%
  5. Surprise10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Tension, Curiosity, Anxiety. Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Curiosity and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 6.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Curiosity
  • Tension
  • Relief

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Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Relief

Curiosity
Tension
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Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 8 %, then peaks around 83 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityCuriosityTensionRelief
2.5 %≈ 2′Curiosity44 %46 %20 %0 %
7.5 %≈ 5′Curiosity43 %45 %22 %0 %
12.5 %≈ 9′Curiosity44 %45 %23 %0 %
17.5 %≈ 13′Curiosity48 %51 %25 %0 %
22.5 %≈ 16′Curiosity53 %53 %38 %0 %
27.5 %≈ 20′Tension58 %51 %50 %0 %
32.5 %≈ 23′Curiosity59 %53 %51 %1 %
37.5 %≈ 27′Curiosity54 %52 %48 %3 %
42.5 %≈ 31′Curiosity52 %53 %46 %1 %
47.5 %≈ 34′Curiosity57 %61 %47 %0 %
52.5 %≈ 38′Curiosity59 %64 %43 %0 %
57.5 %≈ 41′Curiosity56 %62 %37 %0 %
62.5 %≈ 45′Curiosity59 %66 %34 %6 %
67.5 %≈ 49′Curiosity62 %70 %33 %20 %
72.5 %≈ 52′Curiosity66 %61 %46 %21 %
77.5 %≈ 56′Tension77 %42 %71 %8 %
82.5 %≈ 59′Tension80 %32 %81 %3 %
87.5 %≈ 63′Tension70 %43 %67 %16 %
92.5 %≈ 67′Curiosity65 %53 %56 %41 %
97.5 %≈ 70′Relief69 %48 %57 %59 %
Man in a hole

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

BR
Basil Rathbone

Basil Rathbone

Sherlock Holmes

Nigel Bruce

PM
Patricia Morison

FW
Frederick Worlock

HC
Harry Cording

Harry Cording

Hamid

CH
Carl Harbord

Holmes Herbert

EB
Edmund Breon

PC
Patricia Cameron

MG
Mary Gordon

MG
Mary Gordon

Mrs. Hudson

Ian Wolfe

Commissioner of Scotland Yard

LH
Leyland Hodgson

Tour Guide

Marjorie Bennett

Antique Shop Assistant (uncredited)

WH
William H. O'Brien

Detective at Murder Scene

Frank Baker

Photographer

SS
Sally Shepherd

WS
Wallace Scott

Joe Cisto

JC
Jack Curtis

Pub Patron (uncredited)

Cyril Delevanti

Convict at Dartmoor Prison (uncredited)

CH
Charlie Hall

Cab Driver (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Roy William Neill
Written by
Arthur Conan Doyle, Leonard Lee
Type
Movies
Released
1946
Runtime
72 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.7 · 7,790 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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