The Paw

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The Paw
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Directed by Hans Steinhoff
Written by
Produced byCarl Heinz Jarosy
Starring
Cinematography Carlo Montuori
Edited by Tonka Taldy
Music by Felice Montagnini
Production
companies
Distributed byMesstro-Film
Release date
  • 10 November 1931 (1931-11-10)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryGermany
Language German

The Paw (German : Die Pranke) is a 1931 German thriller film directed by Hans Steinhoff and starring Charlotte Susa, Hans Rehmann, and Fritz Rasp. [1] It was made as a co-production with the Italian Cines Studios. The film's sets were designed by the art director Daniele Crespi. A separate Italian version The Man with the Claw was also made.

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Synopsis

A notorious criminal and serial killer commits a series of murders using a strangely-shaped hand leading the police to nickname him "The Paw". When he murders the engineer of a brand new racing car, one of the drivers takes the investigation into his own hands.

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  1. Bock & Bergfelder p. 384

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