The beast with five fingers 1946 the bad movie report. Harvey also available along with many others by classic and contemporary authors. Harvey and first published in 1919 in the new decameron. Watch the beast with five fingers online stream full. I have exaggerated the movement a little to make it clear. Carrol naish, charles dingle, john alvin and david haffman.
The effects involving the severed hand still look very good today and siodmaks script is pretty charming. On a dark night, in an isolated italian villa, the last will and testament of a handicapped former concert pianist is read. The beast with five fingers 45 was a similar movie by oliver stone called the hand in 1981, but stone had the advantage of digital technology to animate his murderous beast. The beast with five fingers original theatrical trailer warner bros. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Thriller and horror the beast with five fingers free horror the beast with five. The beast with five fingers full frame, manufactured on. Borlsover laid his right hand in blessing on my head. Above average special effects together with lorres creepy performance make the beast with five fingers well worth watching. This 1940s b movie fails to engage the readers with the plot, but when things start going bump in the. If youre a fan of cheesy horror movie than this one might do the trick even if the. After a famous pianists murder, his hand returns to wreak vengeance. The beast with five fingers horror movie gif find on gifer. If youve watched the addams family, or the television show, goosebumps, than you are wellversed in the horrors of disembodied hands.
The beast with five fingers original theatrical trailer youtube. This is generally the best way to use the fingers when speed, precision and independence are a priority. You have to watch the rest to find out what happens but if you are a horror film collector, this is a must for your collection. This includes the uncles very large library and a box containing something that used to belong to his uncle. The beast with five fingers was released in 1946 and was directed by robert florey.
The beast with five fingers original theatrical trailer. The beast with five fingers is directed by robert florey and jointly written by curt siodmak and william fryer harvey. Unavailable since the days of vhs tapes and remembered by generations of film and tv fans as a superb exercise in horror, the beast with five fingers still holds up as a fun spook show that demonstrates what can be done with some smartlyhandled visuals and a highcaliber performance. The beast with five fingers movie poster 22x28 half sheet robert alda andrea. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the beast with five fingers near you. One of those classic films from the golden age of horror cinema, the beast with five fingers is one of those films that fans have been aching for on dvd. Black angel movie 1946 dan duryea, june vincent, peter lorre. Note that the finger flexes from the first knuckle. The beast with five fingers by william fryer harvey 1947 hc.
Find release information for the beast with five fingers 1946 robert florey on allmovie. Harvey the story, i suppose, begins with adrian borlsover, whom i met when i was a little boy and he an old man. Carrol naish winks into the lens and gives out with. The beast with five fingers letterboxd your life in film. All this goes to show that a good horror movie, like any other kind, has to be built from the ground up. The beast with five fingers 1946 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. You may also enjoy our gothic, ghost, horror and weird library. The beast with five fingers 1947, directed by robert.
My father had called to appeal for a subscription, and before he left, mr. In this case the thirdbilled peter lorre elevates a somewhat goofy original. The beast with five fingers part1 video dailymotion. The beast with five fingers dvd talk dvd movie news. Hilary cummins lorre, the devoted secretary to wheelchairbound piano. As for peter lorre, unless youre talking about roles like mr. Download vintage exploitation horror giallo scifi cat. The beast with five fingers 1919 is featured in our collection of halloween stories and gothic literature study guide. Bam cinema club members at the movie buff ii level and above are invited with a guest to a free screening of the beast with five fingers. You can watch recordings anytime, anywhere with your cloud dvr. Film icon peter lorre turns in yet another memorable performance in this eerie classic set in a small town in italy.
Astrologist hilary cummins peter lorre works as a personal assistant to the eccentric and mostly paralyzed pianist, francis ingram victor francen. The beast with five fingers is a classic piece of horror from the golden age that holds up pretty well. The beast with five fingers dvd 1946 region 1 us import. Dreamlike and intensely creepy, with a thundering steiner score and peter lorre at his popeyed best in. The beast with five fingers is a weird, grand guignolish conconction that puts the customers strictly on their own.
I shall never forget the awe in which i gazed up at. Robert florey directed and curt siodmak wrote it, but luis bunuels fingerprints heh, heh are allegedly all over the concept for this earliest and best of the crawling hand movies. Behold, an acquisition from a blockwood previouslyviewed sale, the beast with five fingers in glorious black and white. Iii, erotic, horror, scifi, the most insane, odd, rare exploitation movies are here. The beast with five fingers by william fryer harvey. Overview of the beast with five fingers, 1947, directed by robert florey, with robert alda, andrea king, peter lorre, at turner classic movies. The beast with five fingers 1947 astrologist hilary cummins peter lorre works as a personal assistant to the eccentric and mostly paralyzed pianist, francis ingram victor francen. The film stars robert alda, victor francen, andrea king, and peter lorre. Watch the beast with five fingers starring robert alda in this horror on directv. A psychological thriller an amanda green psychological.
As disembodied hand movies go, the beast with five fingers 1946 is all aces. The beast with five fingers proved to be a popular release, although its popularity seems to have grown larger over the years. Things get more complicated, however, when the disembodied hand takes on a life of its own in this renowned early horror film. The release of the film the beast with five fingers 1946, directed by robert. Download gif film titles, re cut off, robert florey, or share horror movie. Full online text of the beast with five fingers by w. Demon with a glass hand is an episode of the american television series the outer limits, the second to be based on a script by harlan ellison, which ellison wrote specifically with actor robert culp in mind for the lead role. Music is by max steiner and cinematography by wesley anderson. There are a couple of things i like about a movie like this.
It stars robert alda, andrea king, peter lorre, victor francen, j. The beast with five fingers is not a well aged horror movie, but it was a good enough experience to a sixty. Effective supernatural thriller in which a famous pianist francen who has suffered a stroke ekes out his last days in an italian gothic mansion. Read in english by phil chenevert a well off english bachelor receives a legacy from his uncle. The beast with five fingers 1946 robert florey giallo, pinku, wip, rape and revenge, cat.
The beast with five fingers full movie watch online, stream or. Start streaming a complimentary selection of shows and movies while you wait for your xfinity tv service to be installed. Lawyer duprex david hoffman is messing with the will of dead pianist ingram, when a hand wearing his ring visits, then nurse julie andrea king, wouldbe heir arlington charles dingle and weird secretary hilary peter lorre are awakened by music, in the beast. The beast with five fingers is a 1946 mystery horror film directed by robert florey from a screenplay by curt siodmak, based on a short story written by w. The beast with five fingers 1946 journeys in classic film. The psychotronic encyclopedia of film identifies beast as the last decent american horror film made for at least another decade. Charles addams even used their disembodied hand as his inspiration for the character of thing in the addams family. It originally aired on october 17, 1964, and was the fifth episode of the second season.
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