The Steel Claw is a 1961 wartime drama set in the Philippines during the early days of World War II. It is an action-adventure film about a disabled Marine Captain 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.
It has no relation to the comic book series Steel Claw.
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Plot
John Larsen, a Marine Captain, stationed in the Philippines, had lost his right hand in an accident and is scheduled to be medically retired from the Corps. An American general is held captive by Filipino guerrillas behind Japanese lines and Larsen volunteers 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, (Santana and his 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)