The Scarlet Claw
film by Neill [1944]
The Scarlet Claw, American mystery-detective film, released in 1944, that starred Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson. Though not based on any story by Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of the characters, it is widely considered the best in Universal Pictures’ series of 12 Sherlock Holmes films. Holmes and Watson attempt to solve a series of grotesque killings that are terrifying the residents of a quaint country village in Canada. Each victim is found with his or her throat torn out, and the residents are convinced that the killings are the work of a legendary monster ...(100 of 257 words)