A concert pianist loses his hands in a car crash, but a surgeon gives him new ones. The experimental medical procedure goes awry when the new hands drive the pianist mad.A concert pianist loses his hands in a car crash, but a surgeon gives him new ones. The experimental medical procedure goes awry when the new hands drive the pianist mad.A concert pianist loses his hands in a car crash, but a surgeon gives him new ones. The experimental medical procedure goes awry when the new hands drive the pianist mad.
- Vernon Paris
- (as James Stapleton)
- Police Lt. Syms
- (as Larry Haddon)
- Dr. Ken Fry
- (as Michael duPont)
- Nagging Wife
- (uncredited)
- Concertgoer
- (uncredited)
- Juggler
- (uncredited)
- Henpecked Husband
- (uncredited)
- Concertgoer
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Newt Arnold
- Maurice Renard(uncredited)
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- TriviaCompleted in 1960, but not released until 1962.
- Goofs(at around 47 mins) The pianist hits the piano keys in frustration in the treble register. However, we hear the sound of the lower, bass, register instead.
- Quotes
[last lines]
Dr. Gil Harding: [after Vernon was gunned to death] Have you found out whose hands they are?
Police Lt. Syms: Not yet. Does it make any difference? I think you'll know we'll have to talk soon.
Dr. Gil Harding: And maybe you'll be able to tell me if we had the right to push ahead so fast--even when you believe.
Police Lt. Syms: For men like you who aren't afraid to grow, they'll always be the right.
[Syms leaves]
- Crazy creditsand introducing BARRY GORDON as Skeet
- ConnectionsEdited into FrightMare Theater: Hands of a Stranger (2022)
- SoundtracksHow's Your Mother
Composed by John Mosher
Played by Red Norvo Quintet (as Red Norvo Quintette) (Red Norvo, Jerry Dodgion, Jimmy Wyble, John Markham, Red Wootten)
Of the four filmed versions of The Hands Of Orlac (Four and a half if you count sections of Oliver Stones flop The Hand) this one comes in at dead last. It's not awful but it doesn't hold a candle to in inventiveness and weirdness of the Peter Lorre Version Mad Love and it doesn't have the silliness and fast pace of the Mel Ferrer ,Christopher Lee Version The Hands Of Orlac. As noted by others this doesn't credit orlac at all . Although there are marked difference between all of the versions it doesn't take a genius to figure where the story came from even though it ends differently.
I liked the opening and the scenes at the carnival and of course nurse Irish McCalla (Sheena, Queen Of The Jungle)isn't hard to look at. Juvenile actor Barry Gordon is sympathetic without being annoying like many child actors and Paul Lukather (who still works) has enough bravado to carry him through the long winded and stilted episodes of prose.
If you're a horror completist and don't expect much or if you're into B-movie noir you might give this a glance otherwise stick to the Karl Freund version Mad Love. You can't beat Peter Lorre on a tirade anyway.
- michaeldukey2000
- Jul 23, 2007
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- Runtime1 hour 25 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1