In Thrall to the Claw

In Thrall to the Claw (German: Im Banne der Kralle) is a 1921 Austrian silent film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Eugen Jensen, Gustav Diessl, and Julius Strobl. While visiting the set, future director Georg Wilhelm Pabst made his only ever screen appearance as an actor.

In Thrall to the Claw
Directed by	Carl Froelich
Written by	Leo Kronau Willy Rath
Produced by	Carl Froelich Georg Wilhelm Pabst
Starring	Eugen Jensen Gustav Diessl
Cinematography	Otto Kanturek
Production company	Dreamland-Film
Release date	1921 (1921) (Austria)
Country	Austria
Languages	Silent German intertitles

The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacek Rotmil.

Cast

• Eugen Jensen
• Gustav Diessl as Ingenieur
• Julius Strobl
• Emil Mamelok
• Lona Schmidt
• Cläre Lotto
• Valerie von Martens
• Stella Kadmon
• Elise Markl
• Georg Wilhelm Pabst
• Hans von Strobl
• Gustav Waldau

Bibliography

• Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-655-9.

External links

• In Thrall to the Claw at IMDb