The Scarlet Claw

The Scarlet Claw is a 1944 Sherlock Holmes, based on the character. The film was directed by Roy William Neill. It is the eighth of the Sherlock Holmes movies withBasil Rathbone as Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson.

The film contains some elements from the story the Hound of the Baskervilles, but has an original story for the rest. According to critics and fans, this is the best of the 12 Sherlock Holmes movies released by Universal. [1]



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[hide] *1 Story  ==Story[ Edit] == Holmes and Watson are in Canada, where they attend a Conference on occultism . Also present is Lord Penrose. He receives news that his wife, Lady Penrose, is murdered in the village of La Mort Rouge. Holmes and Watson are about to return to England, when they receive a telegram written by Lady Penrose, just before her death. They ask the two to help there she fears for her life.
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Holmes and Watson visits the village. The population is convinced that the murder is committed by a supernatural monster, that the fields around the village would make unsafe. The "monster" is not much later seen by Watson, which it describes as "a ball that spits fire". Holmes, however, is skeptical of this story.

When Holmes the body of Lady Penrose investigates, he discovers that the woman in reality actress Lillian Gentry is. She was involved in a murder case a few years back, in which actor Alistair has taken another actor, who was in love with her, killed. Hazel Jane would have died in prison, according to stories but Holmes believes he has escaped and now lives under an alias.

Holmes focuses its attention on judge Brisson, another resident of the village, which is connected to this murder case. He was the judge who condemned at the time, Hazel Jane. Brisson is murdered not much later, and Holmes discovers that Eliseo indeed the culprit is. He follows him to his shelter, Hazel Jane where he hears forging plans for a third murder. At the hands of Hazel Jane Watson notes the presence of Holmes on, and can escape.

Holmes discovers that Journet, a local innkeeper who once worked as a security guard in the taken his third victim. Journet know this myself apparently too, and dives below. Can't find journet, kills daughter, Marie.Holmes Journet a plan to spring a trap.

Holmes and Watson announce will back to England, and Journet comes out of hiding. He tells everyone that he will go to church to pray for Marie. Hazel Jane is a man which he thinks the Journet to the Church, while those bound for but the man turns out to be in reality the disguised Holmes. There will be a struggle. Hazel Jane can tear away and escape, but is killed by Journet with his own weapon. ==Cast[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ==Background<span class="mw-editsection" len="334" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">At the very end of the film Holmes used a quote from Winston Churchill. At the end of this quote to the music swells and the voice falls away, but it is seen that Rathbone says a few words. To the lips movements is that he "God bless him" says.