Wednesday, May 12, 2010

The Panther's Claw (1942), William Beaudine.


Everett P Digberry is a 90 lb milquetoast, wig-maker by profession, and a victim of extortion.  Or is he?  Corny little whodunit that is so cheaply slapped together that it had me laughing just like actor Sidney Blackmer (playing Police Commissioner Thatcher Colt), who bubbles up with inappropriate giggles at the oddest moments.  So this Digberry lives in some kind of hotel apartment that consists of just a kitchen and a hallway?  What were his whale of a wife and five daughters doing out of town anyway?  Did cops in the 40s not need warrants?  Remember, they "scientifically established" certain facts in this one!

Boy Scout Troop does what?

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