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Film / 1944
The Scarlet Claw
Directed by
Roy William Neill
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.
The story
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.
In the same saga
Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) Collection
In release order
Cast
Basil RathboneSherlock Holmes
Nigel BruceDoctor Watson
Gerald HamerPotts / Tanner / Ramson
Paul CavanaghLord Penrose
Arthur HohlEmile Journet
Miles ManderJudge Brisson
Kay HardingMarie Journet
David ClydePolice Sergeant Thompson
Ian WolfeDrake
Victoria HorneNora
Al FergusonAttendant (uncredited)
Olaf HyttenHotel Day Desk Clerk (uncredited)
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