The Iron Claw (1941 serial)

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The Iron Claw
Directed by James W. Horne
Carl Hiecke (asst.)
Produced by Larry Darmour
Written by Basil Dickey
George H. Plympton
Jesse Duffy
Charles R. Condon
Jack Stanley
Arthur Stringer
Starring Charles Quigley
Joyce Bryant
Forrest Taylor
Walter Sande
Norman Willis
Music by Lee Zahler
Cinematography James S. Brown Jr.
Editing by Dwight Caldwell
Earl Turner
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release date(s) 15 August 1941
Country Flag of the United States United States
Language English
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The Iron Claw (1941) is a Columbia film serial. It was the fifteenth of the fifty-seven serials released by Columbia.

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A Fortune in gold, taken from the wreck of a Spanish galleon, is hidden in the home of the reclusive Anton Benson. The entire Benson family and household want the gold for themselves, including the mystery villain, The Iron Claw. Newspaper journalist Bob Lane, with his photographer Jack Strong and Anton's neice Patricia, attempt to get to the bottom of the mystery.

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  • Charles Quigley as Bob Lane, reporter
  • Joyce Bryant as Patricia Benson, Anton's frequently menaced niece
  • Forrest Taylor as Anton Benson, reclusive miser
  • Walter Sande as Jack Strong, photographer
  • Norman Willis as Roy Benson, ex-convict working with Silk Langdon
  • Alex Callam as James Benson
  • James Metcalfe as Culver Benson, killed by The Iron Claw
  • Allen Doone as Simon Leach, Milly's husband
  • Edythe Elliott as Milly Leach
  • John Beck as Gyves, the butler
  • Charles King as Silk Langdon, "Spearpoint Heavy" (Chief Henchman)
  • James C. Morton as Casey, detective
  • Hal Price as O'Malley

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Preceded by
The Spider Returns (1941)
Columbia Serial
The Iron Claw (1941)
Succeeded by
Holt of the Secret Service (1941)