The Beast with Five Fingers

1946

Drama / Horror / Mystery / Romance / Thriller

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 95% · 19 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 61% · 250 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.5/10 10 3353 3.4K

murder pianist old house hand playing piano severed hand

Director

Robert Florey Photo
Robert Florey

Top cast

John Alvin Photo
John Alvin as Donald Arlington
Robert Alda Photo
Robert Alda as Conrad Ryler
Ray Walker Photo
Ray Walker as Mr. Miller
Patricia Barry Photo
Patricia Barry as Clara
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812.31 MB
1000*720
English 2.0
NR
23.976 fps
1 hr 28 min
Seeds 3
1.47 GB
1488*1072
English 2.0
NR
23.976 fps
1 hr 28 min
Seeds 10

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by sagg928 8 / 10

Old Fashioned SCARY Movie...

This is one of the scariest movies I ever saw. It really plays with your mind. I admit that I first saw this movie as a kid int the back seat of my parent's car at the drive-in, and FOR YEARS, I was very afraid of the hand coming out from under sofas, beds and anywhere dark. It connects with something deep in the subconscious as the hand is the part of the body that does all things and in this movie it is a power all unto itself.The black and white film makes this movie a perfect expression of the subconscious, fearful and malevolent. Definitely one that I hope would eventually make it to DVD, and one to own if you're into the classics of this genre.
Reviewed by Wilbur-10 7 / 10

More suspense than horror but a must-see for true fans of the genre.

Classic early horror with Lorre in superb eye-popping form. Film is set in an Italian mansion where a wealthy pianist is close to death. When he passes away it turns out he has left everything in his will to his nurse, who incurs the wrath of the grasping relatives who have arrived. The bickering takes a sinister turn when the solicitor is strangled, seemingly by the severed hand of the dead pianist.Lorre plays the deranged librarian whose sightings of the hand send him increasingly over the edge into madness. Despite the true horror potential of the storyline, the film tends to play more like a murder mystery. Much of the atmosphere is wasted by the air of light-heartedness, particularly the contrived slap-happy ending.Misgivings aside, 'The Beast with Five Fingers' is still one of the genre making horrors, and while not in the same league as the heavyweight films of the 1930's like 'Frankenstein', 'The Invisible Man' or 'Mad Love', still rates serious attention.Other severed hands featured in ' Dr Terror's House of Horrors, 'Evil Dead II', and Oliver Stone's 'The Hand'.
Reviewed by SnoopyStyle 7 / 10

very handy

It's nearly fifty years ago in the small Italian village of San Stefano. Bruce Conrad (Robert Alda) cons money from tourists. His friend, pianist Francis Ingram (Victor Francen) lost the use of his right side and lives in a mansion with his nurse Julie Holden (Andrea King) and his secretary Hillary Cummins (Peter Lorre). Various people gather to fight over Ingram's fortune after his death.The hand is mighty and this hand is a beast. I would like to have more of the hand earlier. There are some functional effects but I want more. That's the money shot better than the premise. As for the premise reveal, I like it but I don't like the comedic turn at the end. The movie needs to stay dark. As for the acting, there is no one better than Lorre at being creepy. He is the king of creeps. This is good.
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