A taut, genuinely scary psychodrama which gave vent to Lorre's weird mannerisms and produced some marvelous special effects created by director Florey. An invalid, retired concert pianist living in a rural Italian villa dies mysteriously, leaving his considerable wealth to his private nurse
in a newly drafted will. When the will is contested by the pianist's associates, the villa and its occupants are suddenly terrorized by an unknown creature which turns out to be the disembodied hand of the pianist which has been severed by Lorre, the rich man's personal secretary. Lorre is sorely
vexed at being cut out of the will and cut off from the villa which contains a trem...
Released:
1946
Rated:
NR
Length:
88 mins