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The Man with the Claw
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Wikipedia article
'The Man with the Claw' (Italian: 'L'uomo dall'artiglio') is a 1931 Italian mystery film directed by Nunzio Malasomma and starring Dria Paola, Carlo Fontana, and Elio Steiner. It was made at the Cines Studios in Rome with sets designed by the art director Daniele Crespi . The film is one of several regarded as a possible precursor to the later giallo genre.Moliterno p.150 A separate German version 'The Paw' was also produced.
Synopsis
A series of violent murders are carried out by an escaped criminal, armed with a strange claw.
Cast
* Dria Paola as La dottoressa Renata Vigo
* Carlo Fontana as Pietro Kruger
* Elio Steiner as Gastel
* Vasco Creti as Il commissario
* Carola Lotti as Gina Rappis
* Carlo Lombardi as Carlo Lopez
* Carlo Gualandri as Rappis
* Gino Viotti as Alberti
* Augusto Bandini
* Giuseppe N. Bellini
* Fedele Gentile
* Lucia Parisi
References
Bibliography
* Moliterno, Gino. 'A to Z of Italian Cinema'. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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