Movie Cosmos - The Scarlet Claw

Description:

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.

Top Cast >

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

Al Ferguson

As Attendant (uncredited)

Olaf Hytten

As Hotel Day Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Bobby Hale

As Villager in Pub (uncredited)

Harry Allen

Gertrude Astor

Clyde Fillmore

Charles Francis

George Kirby

Pietro Sosso

Top Crew >

Roy William Neill

Director

Reviews:

CinemaSerf (7/10)

"Holmes" (Basil Rathbone) and "Watson" (Nigel Bruce) find themselves in Quebec investigating the ghoulish murder of "Lady Penrose" who has had her throat "torn out" by a monster that has the local community petrified. Of course, it cannot be a monster so our duo deduce their way to the real culprit. Along the way, "Watson" manages to fall in a bog a couple of times and even get a bit squiffy in this more traditional story with an intriguing and eerily presented ending. Gerald Hamer multi-tasks well, too.

2022-06-30