The Beast with Five Fingers (1946)

Directed by

Robert Florey

Genre

horror film, mystery film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 28m

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 48 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A pianist dies and his hand seems to take on a life of its own causing trouble for the people around him. A man becomes obsessed with the hand believing it is out to get him.

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What happens

The Beast with Five Fingers is a 1946 American mystery horror film directed by Robert Florey from a screenplay by Curt Siodmak, based on the 1919 short story of the same name by W. F. Harvey. The film stars Robert Alda, Victor Francen, Andrea King, and Peter Lorre. The film's score was composed by Max Steiner. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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