The Panther's Claw is a 1942 American mystery film directed by William Beaudine and distributed by Producers Releasing Corporation.

[1] It is a loose sequel to two Columbia Pictures films of the 1930s, The Night Club Lady and The Circus Queen Murder.

They suggest a baritone named Enrico Lombardi who may have a motive, as he was recently banished from the company.

Lombardi is enraged to find his name in the newspaper as the prime suspect and confronts Nina Politza, who had received a letter from the Panther.

The police attempt to identify the Panther by comparing the typewritten letters to samples from various typewriters.