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The Panther's Claw( 1942)

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

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Sidney Blackmer

      Police Commissioner Thatcher Colt

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      Rick Vallin

      Anthony 'Tony' Abbot (as Ricki Vallin)

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      Byron Foulger

      Everett P. Digberry

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      Herbert Rawlinson

      District Attorney Bill Dougherty

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      Lynn Starr

      Miss Spencer

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      Barry Bernard

      Capt. Edgar Walters / Frank Galloway

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      Trude Rosen

      Nina Politza

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      Thornton Edwards

      Enrico Lombardi

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      John Ince

      Police Captain Mike Flynn

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      Martin Ashe

      Officer Murphy

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      Walter James

      Police Captain Tom Henry

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      Frank Darien

      Samuel Wilkins

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      Joseph DeVillard

      Antonio Spogucci (as Joseph M. De Villard)

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      Jacques Vanaire

      Guiseppe Bartarelli (as Jack Vanaire)

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      Willy Castello

      John Martin George (as William Castello)

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      Harry Clark

      Officer Lou Levinsky (as Harry Clarke)

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      Lew Leroy

      Apartment Manager (as Lou LeRoy)

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      Billy Mitchell

      Nicodemus J. Brown

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      Florence O'Brien

      Petunia

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      Harte Wayne

      Coroner

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      Pat McKee

      Joe Morgan

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      Casey MacGregor

      Police Sergeant Flanagan (as Casey McGregor)

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      Billy Snyder

      Hotel Manager Stevens

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      Sam Lufkin

      Lombardi's Police Escort (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Sun Jun 26 2022
    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 not the only recipient of such a letter - many of his friends have also, and this leaves Police Commissioner "Thatch" (Sidney Blackmer), and his sidekick "Abbott" (Rick Vallin) to try to get to the bot...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • cemetery
    • blackmail
    • murder