The Scarlet Claw
Holmes vs. Monster!
1944 · 1h 14m · Approved
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Directed by
Roy William Neill
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.
Director and cast
- Roy William Neill Director
- Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes
- Nigel Bruce as Doctor Watson
- Gerald Hamer as Potts / Tanner / Ramson
- Paul Cavanagh as Lord Penrose
- Arthur Hohl as Emile Journet
- Miles Mander as Judge Brisson
- Kay Harding as Marie Journet
- David Clyde as Police Sergeant Thompson
- Ian Wolfe as Drake
- Victoria Horne as Nora
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