The Case of the Velvet Claws

1936
A
1h 3m

IMDb RATING

6.0/10

682

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Claire Dodd, Wini Shaw, and Warren William in The Case of the Velvet Claws (1936)

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Cozy Mystery Mystery

Perry marries Della but a beautiful woman interrupts their honeymoon night and demands Perry take her case at gunpoint.Perry marries Della but a beautiful woman interrupts their honeymoon night and demands Perry take her case at gunpoint.Perry marries Della but a beautiful woman interrupts their honeymoon night and demands Perry take her case at gunpoint.

Director
- William Clemens
Writers
- Tom Reed
- Erle Stanley Gardner
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.0/10

682

YOUR RATING

Director
- William Clemens
Writers
- Tom Reed
- Erle Stanley Gardner
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

User reviews23

Featured review

7/10

Stylish Perry Mason Entry Walked Off With By Wini Shaw

Perry Mason and Della Street marry at the beginning. I don't think that ever happened in the TV series.

This is a sleek, stylish movie, with good acting and chic sets.

I had forgotten that Wini Shaw was in the opening credits and was wondering who that fabulous fatale femme could be. In a dark wig she is very persuasive as the precursor to the betraying woman of film noirs, which would follow a few years later.

What a talent she was!

Trivia
Warner Bros. created the advertising marketing ploy "Clue Club" to increase audiences attending its crime mystery/drama movies. Twelve titles showing the Warner Bros. "Clue Club" promo footage were released from 1935 to 1938.

Clue Club #1: The White Cockatoo (1935)

Clue Club #2: While the Patient Slept (1935)

Clue Club #3: The Florentine Dagger (1935)

Clue Club #4: The Case of the Curious Bride (1935)

Clue Club #5: The Case of the Lucky Legs (1935)

Clue Club #6: The Murder of Dr. Harrigan (1936)

Clue Club #7: Murder by an Aristocrat (1936)

Clue Club #8: The Case of the Velvet Claws (1936)

Clue Club #9: The Case of the Black Cat (1936)

Clue Club #10: The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (1937)

Clue Club #11: The Patient in Room 18 (1938)

Clue Club #12: Mystery House (1938)

Goofs
At the Belter crime scene, it is mentioned that the ballistics expert had determined the gun had been fired twice. At that point it would have been impossible for him to determine that at the crime scene alone. The gun in question was referred to by Spudsy, Mason, and on the pawn sale as a .32 Colt automatic.

Quotes
Perry Mason: Tell me who's the real owner of this blackmail rag and maybe we can make a trade.
Frank Locke, an alias of Cecil Dawson: Do you smoke it or take it in the arm? I'm the owner!