| Steel Claw | |
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Theatrical release poster |
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| Directed by | George Montgomery |
| Produced by | Ferde Grofé Jr. (producer) George Montgomery (producer) Al Wyatt Sr. (associate producer) |
| Screenplay by | Ferde Grofé Jr. Marvin Wald George Montgomery |
| Starring | George Montgomery Charito Luna Mario Barri Paul Sorensen Amelia De La Rama Carmen Austin Ben Perez |
| Music by | Harry Zimmerman |
| Editing by | Jack Murray |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros |
| Release date(s) | 1961 (United States) |
| Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Steel Claw is a wartime drama set in the Philippines during World War II. It is an action-adventure film about a handicapped soldier on a mission to rescue an officer in the early days of the Japanese invasion. The Steel Claw was directed, starred and co-scripted by George Montgomery.
It has no relation to the comic book series Steel Claw.
Capt. John Larsen, a soldier stationed in the Philippines, loses a hand in an accident and is discharged from the Marine Corps. An American general is held captive by Filipino guerrillas behind Japanese lines and Larsen is 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.