The Scarlet Claw

  • Mystery
  • Crime
  • Thriller
5/18/1944
74
NR

Holmes vs. Monster!

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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  • Geronimo1967

    When Holmes (Basil Rathbone) and Watson (Nigel Bruce) visit Canada to attend a seminar hosted by Lord Penrose (series regular Paul Cavanagh) his scientific approach to crime solving contrasts with the more intangible one taken by their host, but thats the least of their troubles when they are forced to travel to the misty village of La Mort Rouge to investigate the brutal slaying of Lady Penrose. The murder is shrouded in a mystery that isnt a million miles from The Hound of the Baskervilles, but of course Holmes isnt having any of this fantastic, glow-in-the-dark monster mumbo-jumbo - especially as the body count starts to mount up, the doctor finds himself stuck in one too many peaty bogs and this tiny community appears to have a multitud...

    June 30, 2022

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