| Steel Claw | |
| Director: | George Montgomery |
| Producer: | Ferde Grofé Jr. (producer) George Montgomery (producer) Al Wyatt Sr. (associate producer) |
| Screenplay: | 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: | Harry Zimmerman |
| Cinematography: | Manuel Rojas |
| Editing: | Jack Murray |
| Distributor: | Warner Bros. |
| Runtime: | 96 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
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]
It has no relation to the comic book series Steel Claw.
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.