The Steel Claw (film)

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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 and co-scripted by its star, George Montgomery.^[1]

Steel Claw
DVD cover
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.
Release date	September 20, 1961 (1961-09-20) (U.S.)
Running time	96 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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)