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.
At a glance
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United States of America
Ratings
TMDB users
7.0/10
107 votes
Rating consensus
70/100 blend
Sources: TMDB
Moderate-to-positive blended read — weighted ~70/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
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)
In “Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) Collection”
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The Hound of the Baskervilles
1939
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1939
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
1942
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
1942
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
1943
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
1943
The Spider Woman
1943
The Pearl of Death
1944
The House of Fear
1945
The Woman in Green
1945
Pursuit to Algiers
1945
Terror by Night
1946
Dressed to Kill
1946
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The Scarlet Claw (1944)
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