The Man with the Claw (1931)
- Original title
- L'Uomo dall'Artiglio
- Directed by
- Nunzio Malasomma
- Genre
- mystery film
- Country
- Italy
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A mystery unfolds involving a man with a claw-like hand. Detectives and suspects navigate a series of clues and deceptions in 1930s Italy.
mysterioussuspensefuldatedmoderate-pacedintriguingnoirish
What happens
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. A separate German version The Paw was also produced. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Old Man (1931)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.