Revealing mistake: After Holmes reveals that Mr. Potts is Ransom, the detective and the murderer have a conversation. After Holmes says 'No, not necessarily', the shot changes. In the next shot, you can see that the man standing in front of Basil Rathbone is not Gerald Hamer anymore. This new man has much less hair than Hamer and has a broader forehead. (01:10:39)
The Scarlet Claw (1944)
1 revealing mistake
Directed by: Roy William Neill
Starring: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Gerald Hamer, Paul Cavanagh
Revealing mistake: After Holmes reveals that Mr. Potts is Ransom, the detective and the murderer have a conversation. After Holmes says 'No, not necessarily', the shot changes. In the next shot, you can see that the man standing in front of Basil Rathbone is not Gerald Hamer anymore. This new man has much less hair than Hamer and has a broader forehead. (01:10:39)
Sherlock Holmes: Watson, have you ever stopped to think that the science of detection is much like stringing a handful of beads?
Dr. John H. Watson: Can't say as I have.