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The Scarlet Claw( 1944)

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Holmes vs. Monster!

Overview

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.

    Top Billed 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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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Thu Jun 30 2022
    When “Holmes” (Basil Rathbone) and “Watson” (Nigel Bruce) visit Canada to attend a seminar hosted by “Lord Penrose” (series regular Paul Cavanagh) his scientific approach to crime solving contrasts with the more intangible one taken by their host, but that’s the least of their troubles when they are forced to travel to the misty village of “La Mort Rouge” to investigate the brutal slaying of “Lady Penrose”. The murder is shrouded in a mystery that isn’t a million miles from “The Hound of the Baskervilles”, but of course “Holmes” isn’t having any of this fantastic, glow-in-the-dark monster mumbo...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • black and white
    • murder investigation
    • sherlock holmes