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The Scarlet Claw

1944·74 min

The Scarlet Claw

Directed by Roy William Neill

MysteryCrimeThrillerHorror

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.

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Sherlock Holmes

Doctor Watson

Potts / Tanner / Ramson

Lord Penrose

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Edmund L. Hartmann

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Roy William Neill

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Roy William Neill

Screenplay

George Robinson

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The Scarlet Claw (1944) is about 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.

Who directed The Scarlet Claw?

Roy William Neill directed The Scarlet Claw (1944).

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