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The Monkey's Paw (1948)

The Monkey's Paw poster
Directed by
Norman Lee
Genre
horror film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 03m
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A family comes into possession of a mummified monkey's paw that grants three wishes. They quickly learn that the wishes come true in terrible and unexpected ways.

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What happens

The Monkey's Paw is a 1948 British second feature ('B') horror film directed by Norman Lee and starring Milton Rosmer, Michael Martin Harvey, Joan Seton and Megs Jenkins. The screenplay was by Lee and Barbara Toy based on the 1902 story "The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs. It was produced by Ernest G. Roy. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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