The Panther's Claw

“A Shriek Of Death - As The Sleek Nocturnal Prowler STRIKES Again!”

6.5(6)19421h 10m

ThrillerMysteryCrime

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.

Director

William Beaudine

Cast

Sidney Blackmer

Police Commissioner Thatcher Colt

Rick Vallin

Anthony 'Tony' Abbot (as Ricki Vallin)

Byron Foulger

Everett P. Digberry

Herbert Rawlinson

District Attorney Bill Dougherty

Lynn Starr

Miss Spencer

Barry Bernard

Capt. Edgar Walters / Frank Galloway

Trude Rosen

Nina Politza

Thornton Edwards

Enrico Lombardi

John Ince

Police Captain Mike Flynn

Martin Ashe

Officer Murphy

Walter James

Police Captain Tom Henry

Frank Darien

Samuel Wilkins

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Reviews

1 review

Geronimo1967

3y ago

6.0

As cheap and cheerful B-features go, this is actually quite quickly paced and entertaining. It all centres around wig-maker "Digberry" (Byron Foulger) who is apprehended up to no good in a cemetery after hours. His explanation makes little sense to the police officer - he is being blackmailed by the mysterious "Panther" into leaving $1000 on the graveyard of one of his aunts. Turns out that he is ...