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

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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