''The Man with the Claw'' (Italian: ''L'uomo dall'artiglio'') is a 1931 Italian

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directed by

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and starring Dria Paola,

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, and

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. It was made at the

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with sets designed by the art director Daniele Crespi . The film is one of several regarded as a possible precursor to the later

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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 *

as Pietro Kruger *

as Gastel *

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as Il commissario *

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as Gina Rappis * Carlo Lombardi as Carlo Lopez * Carlo Gualandri as Rappis *

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as Alberti *

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* Giuseppe N. Bellini *

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References

Bibliography

* Moliterno, Gino. ''A to Z of Italian Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

* 1931 films Italian mystery films 1931 mystery films 1930s Italian-language films Films directed by Nunzio Malasomma Italian multilingual films Cines Studios films Italian black-and-white films 1931 multilingual films 1930s Italian films {{1930s-Italy-film-stub