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The Scarlet Claw

    Crime
    Mystery
    Thriller
    Horror
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May 18, 1944
Rated NR

When a woman is found dead with her throat torn out, the local villagers blame a supernatural monster. But Sherlock Holmes, who gets drawn into the case from nearby Quebec, suspects a human murderer.

Details

  • Directors
  • Vote Average
    6.9
  • Vote Count
    89
  • Popularity
    7
  • Language
    English
  • Origin Country
    US

Cast

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Basil Rathbone
Sherlock Holmes
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Nigel Bruce
Doctor Watson
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Gerald Hamer
Potts / Tanner / Ramson
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Paul Cavanagh
Lord Penrose
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Arthur Hohl
Emile Journet
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Miles Mander
Judge Brisson
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Kay Harding
Marie Journet
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David Clyde
Police Sergeant Thompson
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Ian Wolfe
Drake
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Victoria Horne
Nora
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Al Ferguson
Attendant (uncredited)
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Olaf Hytten
Hotel Day Desk Clerk (uncredited)
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Bobby Hale
Villager in Pub (uncredited)
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Harry Allen
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Gertrude Astor
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Clyde Fillmore
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Charles Francis
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George Kirby
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Pietro Sosso

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Reviews

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CinemaSerf
70%
"Holmes" (Basil Rathbone) and "Watson" (Nigel Bruce) find themselves in Quebec investigating the ghoulish murder of "Lady Penrose" who has had her throat "torn out" by a monster that has the local community petrified. Of course, it cannot be a monster so our duo deduce their way to the real culprit. Along the way, "Watson" manages to fall in a bog a couple of times and even get a bit squiffy in this more traditional story with an intriguing and eerily presented ending. Gerald Hamer multi-tasks well, too.