Thismovieisanearlyhorrorfilmclassicandcertainlyonethatawell-roundedhorrormovieaficionadoshouldnotmiss.Aninvalidconcertpianistdies,leavingawillthatdoesnotincludehispersonalsecretaryHilaryCummins(PeterLorre)asabeneficiary.Furious,theleft-outyes-mancutsoffahandfromthecorpseandplotsrevenge.UnfortunatelyforHilary,thehandinheritsalifeofitsownandrelentlesslystalksthewild-eyedLorreashefleesinvain.Specialeffectskeeptheaudiencejumpingastheydreadthenextappearanceofthisgruesomewalkinghand.ThefilmisdirectedbyRobertFlorey,whoalsodirectedMurdersintheRueMorgue(1932)aaa
　　TheBeastwithFiveFingers(1946)isahorrorfilmdirectedbyRobertFloreyandwithascreenplaybyCurtSiodmak,basedonashortstorybyW.F.HarveyfirstpublishedintheNewDecameron.TheoriginalmusicscorewascomposedbyMaxSteiner.Thefilmwasmarketedwiththetagline"Asensationofscreamingsuspense!"
　　TheBeastwithFiveFingerswasLorre'slastfilmwithWarnerBrothers.SiodmakhadoriginallywrittenthefilmforPaulHeinriedwhoturneditdown.ThepiecemuchplayedthroughoutthefilmisBrahms'transcriptionforlefthandofthechaconnefromJohannSebastianBach'sViolinPartitainDminor,performedbyWarnerBros.pianistVictorAller.
　　ThehandsofpianistErvinNyíregyháziareshownplayingthepiano.Thefilmwasremadein1981bydirectorOliverStoneasTheHand.