The Scarlet Claw (1944)
Directed by Roy
William Neill this is the eight film in the series of Sherlock Holmes
films which star Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce. While visiting
Canada our heroes try to solve the case of a murder in a village
which the locals blame a monster for.
Despite being an
original story the plot for this film shares a number of similarities
with The Hound of the Baskervilles. This is one of the better made
efforts in the series but the mystery does sort of unravel towards
the end as there is only one character left that the killer can be
which does rather hamper the ending being a surprise. It is also
interesting to note that while not a direct propaganda piece like
some of the other films in the series made during WW2 the epilogue
does take the opportunity to extol the virtues of Canada in reference
to the war effort.
3/5
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