Beast with five fingers whats on electric palace cinema. The effects involving the severed hand still look very good today and siodmaks script is pretty charming. The beast with five fingers 1946 robert florey synopsis. Given the tenuous state of horror in 1946, it acquits itself beautifully. The last great horror classic of the fullscreen era with an outstanding performance by peter lorre and a memorable max steiner background score. The beast with five fingers is not a well aged horror movie, but it was a good enough experience to a sixty. I have seen a lot of movies, but i have by no means seen every movie i intend to in fact, in a perfect world, the day that i can no longer. Watch the beast with five fingers movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. The beast with five fingers 1946 robert florey, robert alda. The beast with five fingers dvdr 1946 warner archive. The beast with five fingers 1946 directed by robert. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup.
May 07, 20 the beast with five fingers 1946 director. The beast with five fingers 1946 directed by robert florey with a screenplay by curt siodmak. Starring robert alda, peter lorre, andrea king and j. The original music score was composed by max steiner. The film was marketed with the tagline a sensation of screaming suspense. The beast with five fingers 1946 classicerotica trailer. The beast with five fingers and other tales william. The beast with five fingers was released in 1946 and was directed by robert florey. Read in english by phil chenevert a well off english bachelor receives a legacy from his uncle. Theres something about a disembodied hand finger walking around killing people that makes those movies sound way better than they actually all. The piece of piano music played by francis ingram victor francen and later, his disembodied left hand, is the bach chaconne in d minor, as arranged to be played by the left hand alone by johannes brahms. The beast with five fingers is a weird, grand guignolish conconction that puts the customers strictly on their own. Dracula, similarly, has a certain sweep, beginning in the remote carpathians of central europe, then moving to england, as we get a sense of how dracula stalks his prey, the way he treats people, and why. Not sure about the comedic tone switch in the last 30 seconds.
The beast with five fingers 1946 video dailymotion. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the beast with five fingers near you. Carrol naish winks into the lens and gives out with. The beast with five fingers 1946 is a horror film directed by robert florey and with a screenplay by curt siodmak, based on a short story by w.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film. The beast with five fingers 1946 plot summary 3 in a turnofthecentury renaissance italian mansion, its tyrannical owner, a onehanded, wheelchairbound pianist, with a strong belief in the occult, is murdered. Also starring robert alda and andrea king, the beast with five fingers is filled with wit, thrills and shocking plot twists. Harvey and first published in 1919 in the new decameron. I liked the interior of the main house but otherwise it was nothing to look at. The beast with five fingers part1 video dailymotion. Robert florey starring robert alda, andrea king, peter lorre. After all the daliesque horror, its a bit disappointing that the beast with five fingers concludes with a nonsupernatural explanation for its wayward hand. Released february 8th, 1947, the beast with five fingers stars robert alda, andrea king, peter lorre, victor francen the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 28 min, and received a score of out of. The beast with five fingers strains credibility from the. 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 1946 robert florey, robert alda, andrea king, peter lorre july 20, 2018 locals in an italian village believe evil has taken over the estate of a recently deceased pianist where several murders have taken place. Robert floreys horror flick the beast with five fingers begins with the following words.
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 1946 journeys in classic film. As for peter lorre, unless youre talking about roles like mr. This site uses cookies for analytics, personalized content and ads. Basis for the 1946 film noir directed by robert florey and starring peter lorre, victor francen, andrea king, and robert alda. Jul 08, 2014 the beast with five fingers original theatrical trailer warner bros. Dreamlike and intensely creepy, with a thundering steiner score and peter lorre at his popeyed best in a role intended for paul henried. 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 strains credibility from the outset, then goes swiftly downhill. The beast with five fingers full frame, manufactured on. 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. Among his bestknown stories are august heat and the beast with five fingers, described by horror historian les daniels as minor masterpieces.
Behold, an acquisition from a blockwood previouslyviewed sale, the beast with five fingers in glorious black and white. Avengers and game of thrones rule 2019 mtv movie and. Peter lorre and robert florey in the beast with five fingers 1946. Hilary cummins lorre, the devoted secretary to wheelchairbound piano. This 1940s bmovie fails to engage the readers with the plot, but when things start going bump in the. This includes the uncles very large library and a box containing something that used to belong to his uncle. If youre a fan of cheesy horror movie than this one might do the trick even if the. The beast with five fingers is a 1946 film about a onehanded, wheelchairbound pianist, with a strong belief in the occult, who is murdered. The beast with five fingers 1946 the last drive in. There are a couple of things i like about a movie like this. The beast with five fingers original theatrical trailer. Locals in an italian village believe evil has taken over the estate of a recently deceased.
Locals in an italian village believe evil has taken over the estate of a recently deceased pianist where several murders have taken place. The beast with five fingers is filled with wit, thrills and shocking plot twists. By continuing to browse this site, you agree to this use. 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 1946 scary horror movies. 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 1947 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 dvd 1946 region 1 us import.
Ill health dogged him, however, and he devoted much of his recuperation to writing short stories. 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. The beast with five fingers 1946 robert florey, robert. The beast with five fingers 1946 the house of stuff. Charles addams even used their disembodied hand as his inspiration for the character of thing in the addams family. The beast with five fingers 1946 plot summary imdb.
Once you select rent youll have 14 days to start watching the movie and 24 hours to finish it. Harvey, was an english writer of short stories, most notably in the macabre and horror genres. Watch the beast with five fingers online stream full movie. The beast with five fingers 1946 the bad movie report.
The beast with five fingers 1947stream and watch online. The beast with five fingers 1946 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Above average special effects together with lorres creepy performance make the beast with five fingers well worth. The film stars robert alda, victor francen, andrea king, and peter lorre. A special b movie fan club screening to celebrate the hastings international piano festival locals in an italian village believe evil has taken over the estate of a recently deceased pianist where several murders have taken place. William fryer harvey am 14 april 1885 4 june 1937, known as w. 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. This is the story of what happened or seemed to happen in the small italian village of san stefano nearly fifty years ago. Publishers file copy, with a label marking it as such tippedin to the front pastedown, and blindstamped file copy on the front flyleaf. Film icon peter lorre turns in yet another memorable performance in this eerie classic set in a small town in italy. Find release information for the beast with five fingers 1946 robert florey on allmovie.
The beast with five fingers 1946 robert florey allmovie. Shop the beast with five fingers dvd 1946 at best buy. Buy the beast with five fingers microsoft store engb. Ben mankiewicz intro the beast with five fingers 1946. 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 1946 classic horror film board. I saw the beast with five fingers in the theater many years ago and was disappointed. The pirate bay the galaxys most resilient bittorrent site. The beast with five fingers robert alda andrea king peter lorre 1946 a crawling hand chases a late concert pianists personal secretary peter lorre around an italian villa. Watch the beast with five fingers starring robert alda in this horror on directv. 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 is a 1946 mystery horror film directed by robert florey from a screenplay by curt siodmak, based on a short story written by w.
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