The Case of the Velvet Claws

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The Case of the Velvet Claws
Film poster
Directed by	William Clemens
Screenplay by	Tom Reed
Based on	The Case of the Velvet Claws 1933 novel by Erle Stanley Gardner[1]
Produced by	Henry Blanke (uncredited)
Starring	Warren William Claire Dodd Wini Shaw
Cinematography	Sidney Hickox
Edited by	Jack Saper
Music by	Bernhard Kaun Heinz Roemheld
Production company	First National Pictures
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	August 15, 1936 (1936-08-15)
Running time	63 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Case of the Velvet Claws is a 1936 American mystery film directed by William Clemens and starring Warren William, Claire Dodd and Wini Shaw. It is based on the first Perry Mason novel (1933) by Erle Stanley Gardner and featuring the fourth and final appearance of William as defense attorney Mason.

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Mason finally marries his longtime secretary Della Street, but has to cut their honeymoon short in order to defend a woman accused of murder.

• Warren William as Perry Mason
• Claire Dodd as Della Street Mason
• Wini Shaw as Eva Belter (as Winifred Shaw)
• Bill Elliott as Carl Griffin (as Gordon Elliott)
• Joe King as George C. Belter (as Joseph King)
• Addison Richards as Frank Locke
• Eddie Acuff as Spudsy Drake
• Olin Howland as Wilbur Strong
• Dick Purcell as Crandal
• Kenneth Harlan as Peter Milnor
• Clara Blandick as Judge Mary F. O'Daugherty

On October 23, 2012, Warner Home Video released the film on DVD in Region 1 via their Warner Archive Collection alongside The Case of the Howling Dog, The Case of the Curious Bride, The Case of the Lucky Legs, The Case of the Black Cat and The Case of the Stuttering Bishop in a set entitled Perry Mason: The Original Warner Bros. Movies Collection. This is a manufacture-on-demand (MOD) release, available exclusively through Warner's online store and only in the US. The box set can also be purchased through Amazon.com.^[2]

• The Case of the Velvet Claws at the TCM Movie Database
• The Case of the Velvet Claws at IMDb
• The Case of the Velvet Claws at AllMovie
• The Case of the Velvet Claws at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

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