主演：彼得·洛
导演：罗伯特 弗洛里 (Robert Florey)
简介： Thismovieisanearlyhorrorfilmclassicandcertainlyonethatawell-roundedhorrormovieaficionadoshouldnotmiss.Aninvalidconcertpianistdies,leavingawillthatdoesnotincludehispersonalsecretaryHilaryCummins(PeterLorre)asabeneficiary.Furious,theleft-outyes-mancutsoffahandfromthecorpseandplotsrevenge.UnfortunatelyforHilary,thehandinheritsalifeofitsownandrelentlesslystalksthewild-eyedLorreashefleesinvain.Specialeffectskeeptheaudiencejumpingastheydreadthenextappearanceofthisgruesomewalkinghand.ThefilmisdirectedbyRobertFlorey,whoalsodirectedMurdersintheRueMorgue(1932)蜜桃成熟时 TheBeastwithFiveFingers(1946)isahorrorfilmdirectedbyRobertFloreyandwithascreenplaybyCurtSiodmak,basedonashortstorybyW.F.HarveyfirstpublishedintheNewDecameron.TheoriginalmusicscorewascomposedbyMaxSteiner.Thefilmwasmarketedwiththetagline"Asensationofscreamingsuspense!" TheBeastwithFiveFingerswasLorre'slastfilmwithWarnerBrothers.SiodmakhadoriginallywrittenthefilmforPaulHeinriedwhoturneditdown.ThepiecemuchplayedthroughoutthefilmisBrahms'transcriptionforlefthandofthechaconnefromJohannSebastianBach'sViolinPartitainDminor,performedbyWarnerBros.pianistVictorAller. ThehandsofpianistErvinNyíregyháziareshownplayingthepiano.Thefilmwasremadein1981bydirectorOliverStoneasTheHand.