This movie is an early horror film classic and certainly one that a well-rounded horror movie aficionado should not miss. An invalid concert pianist dies, leaving a will that does not include his personal secretary Hilary Cummins (Peter Lorre) as a beneficiary. Furious, the left-out yes-man cuts off a hand from the corpse and plots revenge. Unfortunately for Hilary, the hand inherits a life of its own and relentlessly stalks the wild-eyed Lorre as he flees in vain. Special effects keep the audience jumping as they dread the next appearance of this gruesome walking hand. The film is directed by Robert Florey, who also directed Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932).　　The Beast with Five Fingers (1946) is a horror film directed by Robert Florey and with a screenplay by Curt Siodmak, based on a short story by W. F. Harvey first published in the New Decameron. The original music score was composed by Max Steiner. The film was marketed with the tagline "A sensation of screaming suspense!"　　The Beast with Five Fingers was Lorre's last film with Warner Brothers. Siodmak had originally written the film for Paul Heinried who turned it down. The piece much played throughout the film is Brahms' transcription for left hand of the chaconne from Johann Sebastian Bach's Violin Partita in D minor, performed by Warner Bros. pianist Victor Aller.　　The hands of pianist Ervin Nyíregyházi are shown playing the piano. The film was remade in 1981 by director Oliver Stone as The Hand.

　　

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　　结束了合唱班的活动，年轻女性莫莉·普尔（罗娜·米特拉 Rhona Mitra 饰）搭乘好友亚莉桑德拉·法罗（安德拉·罗素 Andrea Roth 饰）的车回家。汽车在某个隧道发生交通事故，亚莉桑德拉下车求助，结果遭遇一辆坏掉半边车灯的1972年款凯迪拉克Eldorado。车上所乘并非救命天使，而是全副武装、只有一只胳膊的变态杀人魔。他旋即对现场的生还者展开无情屠杀，最终只有莫莉侥幸逃脱。　　拥有多年工作经验的交通警威尔·麦克林（Frankie Faison 饰）根据现场的轮胎痕迹确信莫莉所言为真。与此同时，一名神秘男子也不断在莫莉周围出现。他叫詹姆斯·克雷（詹姆斯·卡维泽 James Caviezel 饰），五年前曾亲眼目睹爱妻被同一个杀人魔杀害。在此之后，他不断追踪对手的行踪，势要为妻子报仇雪恨……

　　前洛杉矶高级凶案组探员Jesse Stone，被派到缅因州靠近海岸的小镇作警长，过着相对简单悠闲的生活。在犯罪率低下的天堂镇，Stone努力想靠醉酒、避开刻薄的前妻，和新的年轻女友保持安全距离，来减少生活中的烦杂。但是在当一个死尸冲到海岸和一个高中学生供认自己被不止一个，而是几个袭击者强奸后，Stone和天堂的居民被陷入混乱中。利用在大城市作侦探的经验，Stone必须在平静的小镇变为连环杀手游乐场前找出罪犯。