The Man with the Claw

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.^[1] A separate German version The Paw was also produced.

The Man with the Claw
Directed by	Nunzio Malasomma
Written by	Aldo Vergano Rudolph Cartier Egon Eis Otto Eis Nunzio Malasomma
Starring	Dria Paola Carlo Fontana Elio Steiner Vasco Creti
Cinematography	Carlo Montuori
Edited by	Guy Simon
Music by	Felice Montagnini
Production company	Società Italiana Cines
Distributed by	Societa Anonima Stefano Pittaluga
Release date	November 1931 (1931-11)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

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