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| Directed by | George Montgomery |
| Screenplay by | Ferde Grofé Jr. Marvin Wald George Montgomery |
| Produced by | Ferde Grofé Jr. (producer) George Montgomery (producer) Al Wyatt Sr. (associate producer) |
| Starring | George Montgomery Charito Luna Mario Barri Paul Sorensen Amelia De La Rama Carmen Austin Ben Perez |
| Cinematography | Manuel Rojas |
| Edited by | Jack Murray |
| Music by | Harry Zimmerman |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Steel Claw is a 1961 wartime drama set in the Philippines during World War II. It is an action-adventure film about a handicapped former Marine on a mission to rescue an officer in the early days of the Japanese invasion. The Steel Claw was directed by, starred and co-scripted by George Montgomery.
It has no relation to the comic book series Steel Claw.
Plot
Capt. John Larsen, a Marine, stationed in the Philippines, loses a hand in an accident and is discharged from the Corps. An American general is held captive by Filipino guerrillas behind Japanese lines and Larsen is later re-enlisted to rescue him. He fastens a steel prosthetic hook, the “steel claw” of the title, and embarks on the mission to rescue the general which leads him and his team, (his pal Santana and a band of guerillas), deep into the Philippines where love and death await them.
Cast
- George Montgomery as Capt. John Larsen
- Charito Luna as Lolita
- Mario Barri as Santana
- Paul Sorensen as Gen. Frank Powers
- Amelia De La Rama as Christina
- Carmen Austin as Rosa
- Ben Perez as Dolph Rodriguez
- Ferde Grofe Jr. as the Commander (Credited as John MacGloan)
External links
- The Steel Claw at IMDb
- The Steel Claw is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
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