The Beast with Five Fingers (1947) on Netflix
At his estate in Italy, the pianist Francis Ingram is cared for by his nurse, Julie Holden, and his secretary, Hilary Cummins. Locals blame a killing there on Ingram's severed hand.
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Plot summary
A stroke has left the pianist Francis Ingram immobile on his right side, and he gets around an Italian manor house in a wheelchair. His nurse, Julie Holden, wants to return to America and means to speak with him first. Hilary Cummins, his secretary and astrologer, and Bruce Conrad, a friend, also live there. After a death in the house, the locals believe Ingram's severed hand is responsible.
Cast
![Robert Alda as Bruce Conrad [Conrad Ryler in on-screen end credits]](/img/avatar-100/4f2023e30a2a14d3tmb19a07.jpg)
![Robert Alda as Bruce Conrad [Conrad Ryler in on-screen end credits]](/img/avatar-100/4f2023e30a2a14d3tmb19a07.webp)
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Beast with Five Fingers (1947)
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- Screenwriter Curt Siodmak had originally written the film for Paul Henreid, who turned it down, and Robert Alda was cast instead. Robert Florey was assigned to direct, with Andrea King and Henreid originally set to star.
- The film was Warner Bros. Pictures' only foray into the horror genre in the 1940s, and it was Peter Lorre's last film with the studio.
- The piano piece heard throughout the film is a slightly modified version of Brahms' transcription for left hand of the chaconne from Bach's Violin Partita in D minor, performed by Warner Bros. pianist Victor Aller, whose hand is shown playing on screen.
