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The Scarlet Claw

The Scarlet Claw

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The Scarlet Claw

"Holmes vs. Monster!"

1944

1h 14m

7.0(110 votes)

Mystery

Crime

Thriller

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.

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Universal Pictures

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Basil Rathbone

Basil Rathbone

Sherlock Holmes

Nigel Bruce

Nigel Bruce

Doctor Watson

Gerald Hamer

Gerald Hamer

Potts / Tanner / Ramson

Paul Cavanagh

Paul Cavanagh

Lord Penrose

Arthur Hohl

Arthur Hohl

Emile Journet

Miles Mander

Miles Mander

Judge Brisson

Kay Harding

Kay Harding

Marie Journet

David Clyde

David Clyde

Police Sergeant Thompson

Ian Wolfe

Ian Wolfe

Drake

Victoria Horne

Victoria Horne

Nora

Creative team

Directed by: Roy William Neill
Written by: Edmund L. Hartmann
Brenda Weisberg
Produced by: Roy William Neill

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