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Running time. 63 minutes. Country. United States. Language. English. The Hidden Hand is a 1942 comedy horror film directed by Benjamin Stoloff, starring Craig Stevens, Elisabeth Fraser and Julie Bishop. The film depicts a series of murders performed by a former patient of an insane asylum .
- Invitation to a Murder, 1934 play, by Rufus King
- William Jacobs
With Craig Stevens, Elisabeth Fraser, Julie Bishop, Willie Best. Peter Thorne (Craig Stevens)is a young attorney who works for an eccentric old woman, Lorinda Channing (Cecil Cunningham), who uses her insane brother, John Channing (Milton Parsons), to frighten her other relatives because they are after her money.
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- Comedy, Horror, Mystery
- Benjamin Stoloff
- 1942-11-07
26 lug 2021 · Un assassino fugge dal manicomio: troverà rifugio presso la casa della ricca sorella spacciandosi per maggiordomo... Giallo dalle venature brillanti, di modesta fattura seppur ben rifinito nelle interpretazioni (brava la Cunningham) e nelle location.
- Benjamin Stoloff
- Craig Stevens
Overview. Peter Thorne is a young attorney who works for an eccentric old woman, Lorinda Channing, who uses her insane brother, John Channing, to frighten her other relatives because they are after her money. Further complications arise when another murderer arrives on the scene and plants the blame on John. Benjamin Stoloff. Director. Rufus King.
The plot of The Hidden Hand (1942) revolves around an escaped murderer from an insane asylum, a collection of greedy vengeful relatives vying for the fortune of an eccentric old woman, ulterior motives, secret passageways, portraits with real eyes, clues to treasure and a very scared chauffeur.
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- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Benjamin Stoloff
Clearly inspired by the example of John Willard's The Cat and the Canary (a 1922 stage play adapted for films four times before 1940 and revived on Broadway in 1937), The Hidden Hand folds an escaped lunatic (bug-eyed Milton Parsons) into the stormy night thriller about a clutch of greedy heirs called to their ancestral manse for the ...
Synopsis by Hal Erickson. Everybody seems to have had a good time making the overripe melodrama The Hidden Hand, especially cadaverous Milton Parsons as insane-asylum escapee John Channing. In her efforts to protect her brother from the authorities, John's sister Lorinda (Cecil Cunningham) opens the door for a series of grisly murders.
