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 proved to be a popular release, although its popularity seems to have grown larger over the years. The beast with five fingers original theatrical trailer. On a dark night, in an isolated italian villa, the last will and testament of a handicapped former concert pianist is read. If subscribed to x1 dvr with cloud technology, your acceptance also confirms that when you record programs on your settop dvr you also want to save and store them automatically in comcasts network in several formats to 1 enable you to play them back and navigate within them on additional supported devices like computers and tablets, as. Carrol naish winks into the lens and gives out with. Pdf stories of horror and suspense the beast with five fingers august heat across the ebook. The beast with five fingers 1947, directed by robert florey. Harvey the story, i suppose, begins with adrian borlsover, whom i met when i was a little boy and he an old man.
There have been comedies and character dramas for as. It stars robert alda, andrea king, peter lorre, victor francen, j. Dreamlike and intensely creepy, with a thundering steiner score and peter lorre at his popeyed best in a role intended for paul henried. The beast with five fingers 1947 cast and crew moviefone. You may also enjoy our gothic, ghost, horror and weird library.
Music is by max steiner and cinematography by wesley anderson. I have exaggerated the movement a little to make it clear. The beast with five fingers part1 video dailymotion. 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. 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.
Hilary cummins lorre, the devoted secretary to wheelchairbound piano. An occasional collection of 10 horror stories by various readers. Borlsover laid his right hand in blessing on my head. Each disc comes fully packaged, with artwork, in a standard jewel case. If you create a free account and sign in, you will be able to customize what is displayed. Terrors house of horror, the hand, evil dead ii, severed ties, and the two addams family films and television series.
Find showtimes, watch trailers, browse photos, track your watchlist and rate your favorite movies and tv shows on your phone or tablet. The film stars robert alda, victor francen, andrea king, and peter lorre. The beast with five fingers 1946 robert florey allmovie. The beast with five fingers full movie watch online, stream or.
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. Buy the beast with five fingers 1946 official region free pal release, plays in english without subtitles from amazons. Creator david schulner talks the finale and whats ahead for season 3 laroyce hawkins, chicago p. Watch the beast with five fingers movie trailer and get the latest cast info, photos. I shall never forget the awe in which i gazed up at. The beast with five fingers is not a well aged horror movie, but it was a good enough experience to a sixty. In 1947, an 18 year old high school senior, ed foley, made a movie using his 8mm film camera. Librivoxs horror story collection 001 recorded by various readers. Read the full synopsis 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 cast and crew astrologist hilary cummins peter lorre works as a personal assistant to the eccentric and mostly paralyzed pianist, francis ingram victor francen. 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. If youve watched the addams family, or the television show, goosebumps, than you are wellversed in the horrors of disembodied hands. Effective supernatural thriller in which a famous pianist francen who has suffered a stroke ekes out his last days in an italian gothic mansion.
Librivox recording of the beast with five fingers by w. The beast with five fingers 1946 the bad movie report. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the beast with five fingers near you. 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 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 is a 1946 mystery horror film directed by robert florey from a. If youre a fan of cheesy horror movie than this one might do the trick even if the. Charles addams even used their disembodied hand as his inspiration for the character of thing in the addams family. Behold, an acquisition from a blockwood previouslyviewed sale, the beast with five fingers in glorious black and white. This includes the uncles very large library and a box containing something that used to belong to his uncle.
Locals in an italian village believe evil has taken over the estate of a recently deceased pianist where murder has taken place. In a turnofthecentury renaissance italian mansion, its tyrannical owner, a onehanded, wheelchairbound pianist, with a strong belief in the occult, is murdered. Nov 18, 2012 the beast with five fingers click to read. This is generally the best way to use the fingers when speed, precision and independence are a priority. There are a couple of things i like about a movie like this. Harvey also available along with many others by classic and contemporary authors. In a turnof the century renaissance italian mansion, its tyrannical owner, a onehanded, wheelchairbound pianist, with a strong belief in the occult, is murdered.
Read in english by phil chenevert a well off english bachelor receives a legacy from his uncle. Astrologist hilary cummins peter lorre works as a personal assistant to the eccentric and mostly paralyzed pianist, francis ingram victor. My father had called to appeal for a subscription, and before he left, mr. Gallery of 10 movie poster and cover images for the beast with five fingers 1947.
The beast with five fingers 1946 journeys in classic film. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. The beast with five fingers 1946 release info imdb. 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. Billy asks, which 1947 film, starring andrea king, is about a severed hand with a mind of its own. 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 is a weird, grand guignolish conconction that puts the customers strictly on their own. 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. Beast with five fingers, the 1947 movie clip i couldn. The beast with five fingers the official andrea king website. The beast with five fingers predates any other disembodied hand film ive seen by a good twenty years.
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 dvdr 1946 warner archive. The beast with five fingers is not a well aged horror movie, but it was a good enough. Bfi southbank today announces a season dedicated to one of the most nuanced and complex actors of his generation peter.
The beast with five fingers is a 1946 film about a onehanded, wheelchairbound pianist, with a strong belief in the occult, who is murdered. Overview full credits full synopsis notes music screenplay info original print info genre keywords. With robert alda, andrea king, peter lorre, victor francen. 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. Horror, in its broadest construction, has always been something of a faddish genre. Beast with five fingers, the 1947 the movie soundtrack. Watch the beast with five fingers online stream full. Locals in an italian village believe evil has taken over the estate of a recently deceased. Note that the finger flexes from the first knuckle. The beast with five fingers 1947 the movie database. Full online text of the beast with five fingers by w. But ill bet the beast with five fingers scared the pants off audiences when this was new. This 1940s bmovie fails to engage the readers with the plot, but when things start going bump in the. Harvey and first published in 1919 in the new decameron.
Find release information for the beast with five fingers 1946 robert florey on allmovie. Above average special effects together with lorres creepy performance make the beast with five fingers well worth watching. Locals in an italian village believe evil has taken over the estate of a recently deceased pianist where. The beast with five fingers 1946 official region free pal release. The beast with five fingers 1946 robert florey synopsis. The beast with five fingers 1919 is featured in our collection of halloween stories and gothic literature study guide. 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. Oct 21, 2012 in 1947, an 18 year old high school senior, ed foley, made a movie using his 8mm film camera. Robert florey starring robert alda, andrea king, peter lorre. Ed and his friends from central catholic hs in reading, pa, recreated the beast with five fingers, a. 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. 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 was released in 1946 and was directed by robert florey. The beast with five fingers is directed by robert florey and jointly written by curt siodmak and william fryer harvey.
Carrol naish, charles dingle, john alvin and david haffman. Watch the beast with five fingers starring robert alda in this horror on directv. Corpse bride 2005 when the corpse bride first appears, her severed arm crawls along using the fingers. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. As disembodied hand movies go, the beast with five fingers 1946 is all aces. The beast with five fingers 1947 the movie database tmdb. Also starring robert alda and andrea king, the beast with five fingers is filled with wit, thrills and shocking plot twists. 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. Approved 1h 28min horror, mystery 8 february 1947 usa. A nurse, julie holden andrea king also lives at the italian villa to help care for. The beast with five fingers full frame, manufactured on. As for peter lorre, unless youre talking about roles like mr. The beast with five fingers 1947, directed by robert.
196 252 626 1077 1430 384 1153 1512 17 1483 918 1151 130 1664 1628 344 1368 377 1505 654 1088 1394 530 948 1018 554 750 1459 913 696 1382 920 16 343 1109