The Scarlet Claw

1944

1h 14m

USA

Synopsis

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.

Cast

Principal Cast

Potts / Tanner / Ramson

Police Sergeant Thompson

Crew

Director

Roy William Neill

Director

Roy William Neill

1887 — 1946

Roy William Neill (4 September 1887 – 14 December 1946) was a film director best known today for directing several of the Sherlock Holmes films starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, made between 1943 and 1946 and released by Universal Studios. With his father as the captain, Neill was born on a ship off the coast of Ireland named Roland de Gostrie. He began directing silent movies in 1917 and …

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