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65% Critic Match
The Panther's Claw
“A Shriek Of Death - As The Sleek Nocturnal Prowler STRIKES Again!”
6.5 / 10• 1942• 1h 10m•NR• English
ThrillerMysteryCrime
Storyline
The police arrest a man climbing over the wall of a cemetery after midnight. He claims that he is being blackmailed and is following instructions he received by mail to leave $1000 on a certain grave. It turns out that he's not the only one who got a blackmail letter from the same person--calling himself "The Black Panther"--and it also turns out that all the recipients are connected to an opera company.
Cast & Crew
Sidney Blackmer
Police Commissioner Thatcher Colt
Lead
Rick Vallin
Anthony 'Tony' Abbot (as Ricki Vallin)
Byron Foulger
Everett P. Digberry
Herbert Rawlinson
District Attorney Bill Dougherty
LS
Lynn Starr
Miss Spencer
Barry Bernard
Capt. Edgar Walters / Frank Galloway
TR
Trude Rosen
Nina Politza
TE
Thornton Edwards
Enrico Lombardi
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. William Beaudine's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Panther's Claw is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
