[Bounci]

This clip comes from one of the Basil Rathbone Sherlock Holmes films of the 1940's, The Scarlet Claw, and features Victoria Horne as a housekeeper to a colonel they go to visit. Later Holmes discovers her tied up and shut in a cupboard, but what is a bigger surprise is just how see through Victoria's nightie is when Holmes is untying her hands from behind her back! It certainly gives a glimpse of Miss Horne's "star talents", that's for sure! If this had been earlier, I would of put this in the Pre-Code Hollywood thread, but this film came a decade after the code ended, which is why it is in here. Needless to say, I've slowed it down so you can judge for yourself just how revealing that nightdress is.

It was only Victoria's 3rd film role, but the moguls must of seen enough to give her a chance. Now best remembered for her role as Myrtle May in Harvey (1950), by which time her hair had gone blonde. She retired from acting in 1959, but lived until 92, passing away in 2003.