Robert alda and andrea king in the beast with five fingers 1946 victor francen in the beast with five. Above average special effects together with lorres creepy performance make the beast with five fingers well worth watching. Film icon peter lorre turns in yet another memorable performance in this eerie classic set in a small town in italy. You may also enjoy our gothic, ghost, horror and weird. The beast with five fingers full frame, manufactured on. A wonderfully overwrought performance by peter lorre is the main reason to see the beast with five fingers. The beast with five fingers 1946 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The beast with five fingers dvd talk dvd movie news. The beast with five fingers dvd, 20 for sale online ebay. Harvey the story, i suppose, begins with adrian borlsover, whom i met when i was a little boy and he an old man. The beast with five fingers 1946 cinemassacre productions. Skaffa sig ledig klocka film pa natet med enkelt fylla i registreringsformularet. Buy or rent the beast with five fingers movie now family.
Harveys complete weird stories, never before published. Its the film adaptation of the henry james story, the turn of the screw. Black angel movie 1946 dan duryea, june vincent, peter lorre. The beast with five fingers predates any other disembodied hand film ive seen by a good twenty years. The beast with five fingers 1919 is featured in our collection of halloween stories and gothic literature study guide. The beast with five fingers original theatrical trailer warner bros. Nov 18, 2012 the beast with five fingers click to read. Watch the beast with five fingers online stream full. This movie is an early horror film classic and certainly one that a wellrounded horror movie aficionado should not miss. My father had called to appeal for a subscription, and before he left, mr. Pdf stories of horror and suspense the beast with five fingers august heat across the ebook.
The film stars robert alda, victor francen, andrea king, and peter lorre. With apologies to the splendid film of the same name. But ill bet the beast with five fingers scared the pants off audiences when this was new. Borlsover laid his right hand in blessing on my head. As noted above, the beast with five fingers was withheld from dvd for many years owing to the poor condition of its original film elements, though attempts to partly restore it seem to have been successful. Oct 01, 20 also starring robert alda and andrea king, the beast with five fingers is filled with wit, thrills and shocking plot twists. Astrologist hilary cummins peter lorre works as a personal assistant to the eccentric and mostly paralyzed pianist, francis ingram victor francen. This is one of those hollywood movies that is set in a half. The beast with five fingers is the best of the crawling hand movies and it deserves its place in the hand movie hall of fame.
I shall never forget the awe in which i gazed up at. Harvey and first published in 1919 in the new decameron. One of the most effective touches with this particular narrative is the way the author allows the reader to be one jump ahead of the protagonist. As disembodied hand movies go, the beast with five fingers 1946 is all aces.
Effective supernatural thriller in which a famous pianist francen who has suffered a stroke ekes out his last days in an italian gothic mansion. 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. The beast with five fingers is a weird, grand guignolish conconction that puts the customers strictly on their own. The beast with five fingers 1947 horror films about severed body parts with a life of their own are not too uncommon in the genre but it was in 1946 when warner brothers released the beast with five fingers, their sole contribution in that category during the forties. Hilary cummins lorre, the devoted secretary to wheelchairbound piano. 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. When she meets pascal, a freespirited stranger, a whole new. Beast remains a creature of its time witness the fact that the entire first halfhour is dedicated to establishing character, locale, and plot, a situation which might not sit well with viewers weaned on movies like the recent remake of house on haunted hill, which shamelessly jettisoned characterdeveloping scenes in order to get to the. The beast with five fingers original theatrical trailer youtube. And now it seems the place is haunted by the pianists disembodied handbut is it the cause of murder, or the avenger thereof. The beast with five fingers part1 video dailymotion. Watch the beast with five fingers starring robert alda in this horror on directv. It can also be used for repetition touch, where the fingers are drawn into the palm in quick succession if the fdp is used the hand can become very stiff.
Below are five more reasons to love this wild ride of a movie. The beast with five fingers the official andrea king website. The beast with five fingers 1947 cast and crew 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 1946 journeys in classic film. I think the good performances from all the cast make this film for me. The beast with five fingers is filled with wit, thrills and shocking plot twists. 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. Terrors house of horror, the hand, evil dead ii, severed ties, and the two addams family films and television series. With peter lind hayes, mary healy, hans conried, tommy rettig. If youve watched the addams family, or the television show, goosebumps, than you are wellversed in the horrors of disembodied hands.
The lowestpriced brandnew, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging where packaging is applicable. For those of you who remember this classic classic movie with peter lorre know that it is truly a classic movie and a great movie to add to your collection especially on dvd and the picture. The beast with five fingers original theatrical trailer. Overview of the beast with five fingers, 1947, directed by robert florey, with robert alda, andrea king, peter lorre, at turner classic movies. Beast with five fingers, the 1947 movie clip i couldn. The beast with five fingers 1946 the house of stuff. Librivox recording of the beast with five fingers by w.
Crawling hand chases pianists secretary peter lorre around villa. This 1940s b movie fails to engage the readers with the plot, but when things start going bump in the night, theres enough intrigue to keep you watching. It can be used for positioning the fingers on white notes as in the the b flat minor and b minor scales without activating the fdp and stiffening the hand. 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. The beast with five fingers 1946 the bad movie report. As for peter lorre, unless youre talking about roles like mr.
Read in english by phil chenevert a well off english bachelor receives a legacy from his uncle. Following a visit from a scam artist robert alda, ingram crashes down the stairs to his death. Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in nonretail packaging, such as an unprinted box or plastic bag. The beast with five fingers 1946 approved 1h 28min horror, mystery 8 february 1947 usa in a turnofthecentury renaissance italian mansion, its tyrannical owner, a onehanded, wheelchairbound pianist, with a strong belief in the occult, is murdered. This was a pleasant surprise for what i expected to be generic 40s horror especially with the title and poster and actually turned out to be a well filmed, well performed psychological mystery. Probably the most difficult aspect of it was the special effects. If youre a fan of cheesy horror movie than this one might do the trick even if the last twenty minutes are not as strong. Christmas has, historically, seen a number of horror releases perhaps this has something to do with family gatherings. Ed and his friends from central catholic hs in reading, pa, recreated the beast with five fingers, a. 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.
Jul 08, 2014 film icon peter lorre turns in yet another memorable performance in this eerie classic set in a small town in italy. The beast with five fingers 1947 cast and crew moviefone. Theres something about a disembodied hand finger walking around killing people that makes those movies sound way better than. The beast with five fingers 1946 the beast with five. There are a couple of things i like about a movie like this. Locals in an italian village believe evil has taken over the estate of a recently deceased pianist where several murders have taken place. If youre a fan of cheesy horror movie than this one might do the trick even if the. The beast with five fingers official trailer a taut, genuinely scary psychodrama which gave vent to lorres weird mannerisms and produced some marvelous special effects created by director florey. I enjoyed this film because you are never really sure if the beast is real or not.
A crawling hand chases a late concert pianists personal secretary around an italian villa. Charles addams even used their disembodied hand as his inspiration for the character of thing in the addams family. Because the general extensor can extend only the 1st phalange completely. A young boy travels to an imaginary world where, assisted by his familys plumber, he must save other piano playing kids like himself from the dungeons of his dictatorial piano teacher who also mindcontrols his mother. Harvey also available along with many others by classic and contemporary authors.
You may also enjoy our gothic, ghost, horror and weird library. Oct 21, 2012 in 1947, an 18 year old high school senior, ed foley, made a movie using his 8mm film camera. This includes the uncles very large library and a box containing something that used to belong to his uncle. The beast with five fingers or the beast with four fingers and a thumb. Beast with five fingers, the 1947 movie clip he would.
The beast with five fingers 1947 the movie database tmdb. Mad love is my favorite peter lorre movie of his though i still enjoyed the beast with five fingers especially for its hilarious copout ending. The beast with five fingers was released in 1946 and was directed by robert florey. With the beast with five fingers florey finished out his contract with warner bros. The beast with five fingers full movie watch online, stream or.
Beast with five fingers, the 1947 movie clip i couldnt be mistaken 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 with five fingers, 1947. Director robert florey wanted paul henreid, who was completing casablanca. 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. Watch the beast with five fingers online stream full movie. The beast with five fingers 1946 is a mysteryhorror film directed by robert florey and with a screenplay by curt siodmak, based on a short story written by w. Full online text of the beast with five fingers by w. Beast with five fingers, the locals in an italian village believe evil has taken over the estate of a recently deceased pianist where several murders have taken place. In this case the thirdbilled peter lorre elevates a somewhat goofy original.
The beast with five fingers letterboxd your life in film. The beast with five fingers proved to be a popular release, although its popularity seems to have grown larger over the years. The beast with five fingers is not a well aged horror movie, but it was a good enough experience to a sixty. Cinelinx gets the bird from the beast with five fingers, new on dvd from warner archive. On a dark night, in an isolated italian villa, the last will and testament of a handicapped former concert pianist is read. Online pelicula completa pdf stories of horror and suspense the beast with. Moll is 27 and still living at home, stifled by the small island community around her and too beholden to her family to break away. The beast with five fingers 1947, directed by robert. The beast with five fingers 1946 video dailymotion. 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. Carrol naish winks into the lens and gives out with. In 1946 the beast with five fingers was released while 1961 saw a personal favorite of mine, the innocents, released in france. 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. A nurse, julie holden andrea king also lives at the italian villa to help care for ingram, who plays the piano with only his undamaged left hand.
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