The Steel Claw (film)

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.

Steel Claw
DVD cover
Directed byGeorge Montgomery
Produced byFerde Grofé Jr. (producer)
George Montgomery (producer)
Al Wyatt Sr. (associate producer)
Screenplay byFerde Grofé Jr.
Marvin Wald
George Montgomery
StarringGeorge Montgomery
Charito Luna
Mario Barri
Paul Sorensen
Amelia De La Rama
Carmen Austin
Ben Perez
Music byHarry Zimmerman
CinematographyManuel Rojas
Edited byJack Murray
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • September 20, 1961 (1961-09-20) (U.S.)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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)


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