The Scarlet Claw
Holmes vs. Monster!
A classic 1940s mystery thriller where Sherlock Holmes applies rational deduction to debunk supernatural panic and uncover a human killer.
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.
Essence
Ensemble
Basil Rathbone
Sherlock Holmes
Nigel Bruce
Doctor Watson
Gerald Hamer
Potts / Tanner / Ramson
Paul Cavanagh
Lord Penrose
Arthur Hohl
Emile Journet
Miles Mander
Judge Brisson
Kay Harding
Marie Journet
David Clyde
Police Sergeant Thompson
Ian Wolfe
Drake
Victoria Horne
Nora
Al Ferguson
Attendant (uncredited)
Olaf Hytten
Hotel Day Desk Clerk (uncredited)
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