# The Scarlet Claw (1944)

> Sherlock Holmes confronts superstition, impersonation, and a hidden theatrical past while hunting a murderer in a remote Quebec village.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/20927

## Facts

- Runtime: 74 min
- Genres: Mystery, Crime, Thriller
- Director: Roy William Neill
- Cast: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Gerald Hamer, Paul Cavanagh, Arthur Hohl, Miles Mander, Kay Harding, David Clyde
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037248/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: eerie, foreboding, suspenseful, classic mystery night, rainy evening

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