Just like in the scarlet claw, holmes is well respected by everyone and is portrayed the indubitable expert that only ignorant or guilty people doubt. The plot isnt adapted from any arthur conan doyle work but it bears resemblance to the hound of the baskervilles. The scarlet claw was written especially for the screen and not from any novel penned by sir arthur conan doyle. Sherlock holmes and watson are in quebec, canada and are retained by a corpse to solve her own murder. Though it is not based on any conan doyle story, this film is regarded by baker street aficionados as the best of universals sherlock holmes. With a whole lot of cold bodies inbetween, and a mysterious story about an actor, who is. With an involved, detailed mystery and an elegant adversary played by gale sondergaard, this is one of the most entertaining features in the sherlock holmes series of movies starring basil rathbone and nigel bruce. The scarlet claw was released in 1944 and was directed by roy william neill.
The scarlet claw is an american movie released on 18 may 1944, produced by universal pictures, starring basil rathbone as sherlock holmes and nigel bruce. I like the sherlock holmes movies especially with basil rathbone and nigel bruce. Basil rathbone is perfect as the unfazed sherlock holmes. The scarlet claw 1944 starring basil rathbone and nigel. Basil rathbone and nigel bruce are, hands down, the best holmeswatson duo ever, and the scarlet claw is probably my favorite of their movies. The scarlet claw, american mysterydetective film, released in 1944, that starred basil rathbone as sherlock holmes and nigel bruce as dr. Sherlock holmes and the scarlet claw basil rathbone nigel bruce gerald hamer 1944 sherlock holmes basil rathbone and dr. Gerald hamer in the scarlet claw 1944 basil rathbone and nigel bruce in the. Sherlock holmes movies the pearl of death 1944 full movie basil rathbone, sherlock film series duration.
General consensus is that the scarlet claw is basically a rehash of the hound of the baskervilles. Sherlock holmes and the scarlet claw 1944 april 8, 2020 palewriter2 a few months ago i undertook the task of watching all fourteen of the basil rathbone and nigel bruce sherlock holmes movies. Sherlock holmes and the scarlet claw, basil rathbone, nigel bruce, horror, mystery, movie trailer, universal maybe the best episode from the sherlock holmes films series starring basil rathbone and nigel bruce. It borrows some elements from the hound of the baskervilles and it features plenty of gruesome deaths, fogenshrouded bogs, some great character acting, along with a very clever murderer with a talent for disguise that rivals even the great detectives himself. Sherlock holmes films are always better when they have a horror edge to them the hound of the baskervilles and the scarlet claw prove this best and sherlock holmes faces death makes another nice entry in the list of holmes films with a horror slant. The scarlet claw 1944 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. The scarlet claw is my favorite of the twelve sherlock holmes films rathbone did for universal. While attending a conference in quebec city, sherlock holmes and his good friend, dr. The murderous scarlet claw brings sherlock holmes and dr. As with all of the universal studios films in the series, the film is set in thenpresent day as opposed to the victorian setting of the. I am very glad to say that i was successful in my little quest. The theatrical film series of sherlock holmes continues with basil rathbone sherlock holmes and nigel bruce doctor watson starring in the scarlet claw universal, 1944, as produced and directed by roy william neil.
The scarlet claw 1944 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Watson, the seventh of fourteen such films the pair were involved in. I always liked the character actor gerard hamer, most familiar in. Here is another strong entry beautifully restored by the ucla film and. Sherlock holmes and the scarlet claw dvd, 2003, digitally. The scarlet claw is a 1944 sherlock holmes film directed by roy william neill and starring basil rathbone and nigel bruce. This was my favorite sherlock holmes movie as a child. The scarlet claw aficatalog american film institute. Sherlock holmes faces death full movie, basil rathbone, sherlock film series duration. Sherlock holmes and the scarlet claw vhs, 1993 for sale. This movie is set in canada and is somewhat of a ghost story.
The scarlet claw is an american 1944 detective movie, directed by roy william neill and starring basil rathbone as sherlock holmes and nigel bruce as dr. The adventures of sherlock holmes the scarlet claw. Sherlock holmes and the scarlet claw 1944 daily scribbling. Turns out its one of the very best entries in the series, up there with the hound of the baskervilles and the adventures. Holmes had received a letter from lady penrose asking for his assistance as she feared for her life. The scarlet claw 1944 sherlock holmes full movie hd. Adventures of sherlock holmes and the scarlet claw double. Sherlock holmes the scarlet claw 1944 starring basil. For additional information on the sherlock holmes series and other films featuring the arthur conan doyle characters, consult the series index and see the entry.
The return of sherlock holmes is a 1987 american madefortelevision mystery film and pilot created, written and produced by bob shayne involving the famous detective sherlock holmes finding himself in the modern world. The scarlet claw 1944 letterboxd your life in film. It is sixth of the universal films but the eighth film of the entire rathbonebruce series. Sherlock holmes and the scarlet claw xfinity stream. It was the eighth film to star basil rathbone as sherlock holmes and nigel bruce as dr john watson summary. It is loosely based on the five orange pips by arthur conan doyle, and features the characters sherlock holmes and dr. The scarlet claw is a 1944 american sherlock holmes film directed by roy william neill.
But sherlock holmes, who gets drawn into the case from nearby quebec, suspects a human murderer. The scarlet claw is quite a movie full of suspense and innuendo as well as a few comic moments. The second basil rathbonenigel bruce film and the last one to be set in victorian london, the adventures of sherlock holmes, pits the great detective against archenemy professor moriarty george zucco, whose latest scheme leads to a death duel atop the tower of london. I find it odd mpi didnt choose to pair the films together in chronological order but that gripe aside this set features the excellent pairing of the adventures of sherlock holmes 1939 and the scarlet claw 1944. Personally, i prefer sherlock holmes faces death, but the scarlet claw is. A woman is murdered and everyone thinks that a monster did while holmes and watson naturally are above that. Sherlock holmes movies sherlock holmes and the house of fear full movie for free basil rathbone duration. Roy william neill 4 september 1887 14 december 1946 was an irishborn american film director best known for directing the last eleven of the fourteen sherlock holmes films starring basil rathbone and nigel bruce, made between 1943 and 1946 and released by universal studios.
The scarlet claw 1944 approved 1h 14min crime, mystery, thriller 26 may 1944 usa when a gentlewoman is found dead with her throat torn out, the villagers blame a supernatural monster. I always liked the character actor gerard hamer, most familiar in an original star trek episode. The spider woman alternatively titled sherlock holmes and the spider woman and spider woman is a 1943 mystery film starring basil rathbone as sherlock holmes and nigel bruce as dr. 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. As for rathbone himself, the man who for decades was sherlock holmes, he gives his customary polished performance as the formidable detective, a swan among starlings, with a character as hard and gleaming as a valuable bust of himself, toning it down by the smallest of notches when needing. Sherlock holmes and dr john watson find themselves in canada investigating a series of gruesome murders supposedly perpetrated by a supernatural creature. The house of fear is a 1945 crime film directed by roy william neill. Sherlock holmes faces death, the spider woman, the scarlet claw, the pearl of death, the house of fear, and the woman in green made after the end of european hostilities but prior to the japanese surrender. There is a mysterious apparition in this one and everyone believes in it except holmes.
Turns out its one of the very best entries in the series, up there with the hound of the baskervilles and the adventures of sherlock holmes as essential holmes films. A real good whodoneit with a variety of suspects that keep you guessing until the very end. A series of fourteen films based on sir arthur conan doyles sherlock holmes stories was. This is the eighth installment to the series of fourteen sherlock holmes films starring rathbone and bruce.
The scarlet claw is the best of the 12 universal studios rathbone and bruce sherlock holmes films. Movie info though it is not based on any conan doyle story, this film is regarded by baker street aficionados as the best of universals sherlock holmes series. The hound of the baskervilles starring basil rathbone as sherlock holmes and nigel bruce as dr. Sherlock holmes 1939 film series baker street wiki. The scarlet claw 1944 film for free as part of our trial offer. The story gets a little farfetched, but it is quite interesting. The scarlet claw the arthur conan doyle encyclopedia. The scarlet claw 1944 full movie video dailymotion. It took uclas film preservation department five years to finally collect all the elements for the scarlet claw, which was also rathbones favorite holmes movie. The eighth in a series of fourteen films to star basil rathbone and nigel bruce as the twentieth centurys most iconic iteration of sherlock holmes and dr.
Scarlet claw, the internet movie firearms database. These movies have no explicit war references and are standard holmes mysteries. Introduction the eighth film in the series of sherlock holmes films starring basil rathbone and nigel bruce is definitely one of the high points of the series, and many critics even consider it the best. Six additional films were made during world war ii. The scarlet claw was the first film of the sherlock holmes series for which roy william neill coauthored the screenplay. Sherlock holmes and the scarlet claw digitally restored.
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