The Panther's Claw

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

Sidney Blackmer

as Police Commissioner Thatcher Colt

Rick Vallin

Rick Vallin

as Anthony 'Tony' Abbot (as Ricki Vallin)

Byron Foulger

Byron Foulger

as Everett P. Digberry

Herbert Rawlinson

Herbert Rawlinson

as District Attorney Bill Dougherty

Lynn Starr

Lynn Starr

as Miss Spencer

Barry Bernard

Barry Bernard

as Capt. Edgar Walters / Frank Galloway

Trude Rosen

Trude Rosen

as Nina Politza

Thornton Edwards

Thornton Edwards

as Enrico Lombardi

John Ince

John Ince

as Police Captain Mike Flynn

Martin Ashe

Martin Ashe

as Officer Murphy

Reviews

CinemaSerf

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...

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