The Panther's Claw (1942)

6.5/10 70 min Thriller Mystery Crime

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.

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

Barry Bernard

Capt. Edgar Walters / Frank Galloway

John Ince

Police Captain Mike Flynn

Martin Ashe

Officer Murphy

Walter James

Police Captain Tom Henry

Frank Darien

Samuel Wilkins

Willy Castello

John Martin George (as William Castello)

Billy Mitchell

Nicodemus J. Brown

Florence O'Brien

Petunia

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