The Beast with Five Fingers (1946) | |
| Director(s) | Robert Florey |
| Producer(s) | William Jacobs, Jack L. Warner (executive) |
| Top Genres | Horror |
| Top Topics | Monster |
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The Beast with Five Fingers Overview:
The Beast with Five Fingers (1946) was a Horror Film directed by Robert Florey and produced by Jack L. Warner and William Jacobs.
SYNOPSIS
A partially paralyzed concert pianist continues to play with his left hand. But his sudden violent death unleashes a profound terror - his disembodied hand returns to commit a series of murders and traumatize Lorre, his secretary. No matter what Lorre tries to do to the hand (crush it, burn it, bury it), it continues to haunt the villagers. Creative camera work, as well as the interaction between Lorre and the hand, make this necessary viewing for horror historians.
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Silver Screen Standards: The Beast with Five Fingers (1946)
By Jennifer Garlen on Oct 15, 2026 From Classic Movie Hub BlogThe Beast with Five Fingers (1946) If Thing is your favorite member of the Addams Family, then creep on over to see The Beast with Five Fingers (1946), which stars Peter Lorre as a mistreated secretary who is haunted by the murderous hand of his recently deceased employer. This eerie Warner Bros.... Read full article
Classic Films in Focus: THE BEAST WITH FIVE FINGERS (1946) (3)
By Jennifer Garlen on Jun 21, 2015 From Virtual ViragoThe Beast with Five Fingers (1946) is a surprisingly effective chiller from director Robert Florey and screenwriter Curt Siodmak, who also penned horror classics like The Wolf Man (1941) and I Walked with a Zombie (1943). For genre fans, the chief draw of the picture is Peter Lorre as an obsessed as... Read full article
Classic Films in Focus: THE BEAST WITH FIVE FINGERS (1946) (2)
By Jennifer Garlen on Jun 21, 2015 From Virtual ViragoThe Beast with Five Fingers (1946) is a surprisingly effective chiller from director Robert Florey and screenwriter Curt Siodmak, who also penned horror classics like The Wolf Man (1941) and I Walked with a Zombie (1943). For genre fans, the chief draw of the picture is Peter Lorre as an obsessed as... Read full article
Classic Films in Focus: THE BEAST WITH FIVE FINGERS (1946) (1)
By Jennifer Garlen on Jun 21, 2015 From Virtual ViragoThe Beast with Five Fingers (1946) is a surprisingly effective chiller from director Robert Florey and screenwriter Curt Siodmak, who also penned horror classics like The Wolf Man (1941) and I Walked with a Zombie (1943). For genre fans, the chief draw of the picture is Peter Lorre as an obsessed as... Read full article
The Beast With Five Fingers (1946) (2)
on Oct 24, 2013 From Journeys in Classic FilmThe Beast With Five Fingers has a premise which refuses to die in popular culture. ?If you’ve watched the Addams Family, or the television show, Goosebumps, than you are well-versed in the horrors of disembodied hands. ?This 1940s B-movie fails to engage the readers with the plot, but when thi... Read full article
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According to Curt Siodmak in 'Screenwriter: Words Become Pictures' he originally wrote the story for Warner Brothers leading man 'Paul Henried'. The actor declined saying, "I'm not wild to play against a dead hand." The writer believed that it would have been more effective with a good-looking man like Henried instead of Lorre, whom the audience would automatically think was crazy.
Luis Buñuel wrote in his autobiography ("My Last Sigh"), he was employed by Warner Bros. and submitted a story idea for a horror movie about a disembodied hand.
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