Legacy of the crying woman 1947 register or login now to start creating. Watch the beast with five fingers online stream full movie. Effective supernatural thriller in which a famous pianist francen who has suffered a stroke ekes out his last days in an italian gothic mansion. Harvey was a much better writer than siodmak, and his tale is far superior to the film.
Former musician conrad robert alda visits the italian alpine villa where onearmed pianist ingram victor francen and nurse julie andrea king await, creepy aide hilary peter lorre lurking, early in robert floreys the beast with five fingers, 1947. The beast with five fingers has been ranked 1712 times, wins 46. The beast with five fingers or the beast with four fingers and a thumb. The beast with five fingers the official andrea king website. The beast with five fingers 1947 in a turnofthecentury renaissance italian mansion, its tyrannical owner, a onehanded, wheelchairbound pianist, with a strong belief in the occult, is. 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. 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.
Borlsover laid his right hand in blessing on my head. Watch the beast with five fingers starring robert alda in this horror on directv. The beast with five fingers predates any other disembodied hand film ive seen by a good twenty years. The beast with five fingers 1947 cast and crew moviefone. There are a couple of things i like about a movie like this. Black angel movie 1946 dan duryea, june vincent, 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.
The beast with five fingers full frame, manufactured on. Victor francen was born on august 5, 1888 in tienen, flanders, belgium as victor franssen. Wolverine, cyclops, storm, beast, magneto, professor x and other. Hear classic music from the beast with five fingers, 1947, directed by robert florey, with robert alda, andrea king, peter lorre, at tcm the beast with five fingers 1947 music skip navigation. If youve watched the addams family, or the television show, goosebumps, than you are wellversed in the horrors of disembodied hands. 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 mystery horror film directed by robert florey from a screenplay by curt siodmak, based on a short story written by w.
Harvey and first published in 1919 in the new decameron. Terrors house of horror, the hand, evil dead ii, severed ties, and the two addams family films and television series. The beast with five fingers part1 video dailymotion. Librivox recording of the beast with five fingers by w. The beast with five fingers original theatrical trailer. Charles addams even used their disembodied hand as his inspiration for the character of thing in the addams family. 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 1947, directed by robert. Locals in an italian village believe evil has taken over the estate of a recently deceased. The beast with five fingers proved to be a popular release, although its popularity seems to have grown larger over the years. 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 new streaming platform has hundreds of movie and tv titles from disney. The beast with five fingers after a famous pianists. 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 1947, directed by robert florey. The beast with five fingers is set in one of those cinematic italian villages where everybody speaks english except for the occasional signorina, and for the first hour or so not much happens. Watch the beast with five fingers online stream full. Overview of the beast with five fingers, 1947, directed by robert florey, with robert alda, andrea king, peter lorre, at turner classic movies skip navigation tcm. The beast with five fingers original theatrical trailer youtube. The beast with five fingers 1946 the beast with five. 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 1946 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Robert alda and andrea king in the beast with five fingers 1946 j. Astrologist hilary cummins peter lorre works as a personal assistant to the eccentric and mostly paralyzed pianist, francis ingram victor francen. I think the good performances from all the cast make this film for me. My father had called to appeal for a subscription, and before he left, mr.
Billy asks, which 1947 film, starring andrea king, is about a severed hand with a mind of its own. Beast with five fingers, the 1947 movie clip i couldn. Gallery of 10 movie poster and cover images for the beast with five fingers 1947. The beast with five fingers is directed by robert florey and jointly written by curt siodmak and william fryer harvey. Read in english by phil chenevert a well off english bachelor receives a legacy from his uncle. But although the story is very slowmoving, it does keep the viewer wondering if this is a supernatural thriller or a psycho thriller. Full online text of the beast with five fingers by w. Robert florey starring robert alda, andrea king, peter lorre. 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. 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. May 07, 20 the beast with five fingers 1946 director. Harvey was a much better writer than siodmak, and his tale is far superior to the film, and more memorable. The beast with five fingers dvd talk dvd movie news. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. The beast with five fingers original theatrical trailer warner bros. The beast with five fingers is not a well aged horror movie, but it was a good enough experience to a sixty. Any movie with peter lorre in it is worth watching. The screenplay by michael wilson was based on the book operation cicero original german. 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. This includes the uncles very large library and a box containing something that used to belong to his uncle. You may also enjoy our gothic, ghost, horror and weird library. 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.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the beast with five fingers near you. The 50 best things to watch on disney plus right now the new. It stars robert alda, andrea king, peter lorre, victor francen, j. The beast with five fingers 1947 where to watch it streaming. Behold, an acquisition from a blockwood previouslyviewed sale, the beast with five fingers in glorious black and white. As for peter lorre, unless youre talking about roles like mr. And now it seems the place is haunted by the pianists disembodied handbut is it the cause of murder, or the avenger thereof. Locals in an italian village believe evil has taken over the estate of a recently deceased pianist where murder has taken place. Opening five years after the events of return of the jedi and 25 years before. 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. Music is by max steiner and cinematography by wesley anderson. 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.
Despite signs of wear the movie generally looks and sounds quite good. The beast with five fingers letterboxd your life in film. The film stars robert alda, victor francen, andrea king, and peter lorre. Its a horror and mystery movie with a high rotten tomatoes critics score of 89%. I shall never forget the awe in which i gazed up at. The beast with five fingers 1946 robert florey allmovie. In the small italian village of san stefano at the turn of the nineteenth century, smalltime confidence man and former musician conrad ryler, who now calls himself bruce conrad, pays a call on the occupants of the villa francesca. This 1940s b movie fails to engage the readers with the plot, but when things start going bump in the. Overview of the beast with five fingers, 1947, directed by robert florey, with robert alda, andrea king, peter lorre, at turner classic movies. Harvey also available along with many others by classic and contemporary authors. 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. The beast with five fingers 1946 the bad movie report. Oct 21, 2012 in 1947, an 18 year old high school senior, ed foley, made a movie using his 8mm film camera.
Carrol naish winks into the lens and gives out with. Also starring robert alda and andrea king, the beast with five fingers is filled with wit, thrills and shocking plot twists. The psychotronic encyclopedia of film identifies beast as the last decent american horror film made for at least another decade. 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. The beast with five fingers 1946 journeys in classic film. Hilary cummins lorre, the devoted secretary to wheelchairbound piano. Oct 01, 20 also starring robert alda and andrea king, the beast with five fingers is filled with wit, thrills and shocking plot twists.
Find release information for the beast with five fingers 1946 robert florey on allmovie. The beast with five fingers 1919 is featured in our collection of halloween stories and gothic literature study guide. Carrol naish, charles dingle, john alvin and david haffman. Ed and his friends from central catholic hs in reading, pa, recreated the beast with five fingers, a. Film icon peter lorre turns in yet another memorable performance in this eerie classic set in a small town in italy.
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