The Beast with Five Fingers

Feb 8, 1947

1h 28m

★ 6.3

It walks like a spider... it stalks like a cobra!

Overview

Locals in an Italian village believe evil has taken over the estate of a recently deceased pianist where murder has taken place. The alleged killer: the pianist's severed hand.

Genres

Mystery

Horror

Production Companies

First National Pictures

Warner Bros. Pictures

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Cast

Bruce Conrad [Conrad Ryler in on-screen end credits]

Robert Alda

Julie Holden

Andrea King

Hilary Cummins

Peter Lorre

Francis Ingram

Victor Francen

Police Commissario Ovidio Castanio

J. Carrol Naish

Raymond Arlington

Charles Dingle

Donald Arlington

John Alvin

Ingram's Attorney Duprex

David Hoffman

Mrs. Miller

Barbara Brown

Clara the Maid

Patricia Barry

Ingram's Servant Antonio

William Edmunds

Giovanna the Cook

Belle Mitchell

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