The Scarlet Claw
About The Scarlet Claw
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 Scarlet Claw is a 1944 crime mystery film directed by Roy William Neill. Its themes are murder investigation, sherlock holmes, and black and white.
Basil Rathbone takes the lead as Sherlock Holmes, Nigel Bruce as Doctor Watson, Gerald Hamer as Potts, and Paul Cavanagh as Lord Penrose. It runs 74 minutes and was released in May 1944.
The screenplay is by Edmund L. Hartmann and Roy William Neill.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, and Terror by Night make useful companions to The Scarlet Claw. TMDB voters put it at 7.0 out of 10 across 119 votes and it carries a NR rating.