Les mains d'Orlac

L’histoire

Le docteur Gogol est fou d’admiration pour l’actrice Yvonne Orlac, qu’il vient voir chaque soir sur scène, au théâtre. Celle-ci, mariée au grand pianiste Stephen Orlac, repousse ses avances. Une nuit, le train de Stephen déraille. Le pianiste doit être amputé des deux mains. Yvonne décide d’appeler le docteur Gogol pour réaliser l’impossible : lui seul peut sauver les mains de son mari. Devant l’impossibilité de la chose, Gogol va alors amputer les deux mains de Stephen pour les remplacer par celles d’un grand criminel venant d’être exécuté. L’opération est un succès, mais le jeune couple ignore tout des procédés utilisés par le médecin. Les mois s’écoulent, Gogol est de plus en plus attiré par Yvonne, dont il possède une reproduction en cire dans son appartement, tandis que les mains de Stephen commencent à agir curieusement, comme guidées par l’instinct de meurtre…

Distribution

P Peter LorreDoctor Gogol F Frances DrakeYvonne Orlac C Colin CliveStephen Orlac T Ted HealyReagan I Isabel JewellMarianne (scenes deleted) S Sara HadenMarie E Edward BrophyRollo H Henry KolkerPrefect Rosset K Keye LukeDr. Wong M May BeattyFrançoise I Ian WolfeHenry Orlac, Stephen Orlac's Stepfather E Edward LippyPierre, Henry Orlac's Clerk (Uncredited)

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F Frank DarienLavin, Waxwork Proprietor (Uncredited) M Murray KinnellCharles, Theatre Official (Uncredited) R Rollo LloydVarsac, Fingerprint Expert (Uncredited) C Charles TrowbridgeDr. Marbeau N Nell CraigSuzanne (Uncredited) R Robert Emmett KeaneRaoul (Uncredited) A Agostino BorgatoStage Doorman (Uncredited) B Billy GilbertAutograph Seeker on Train (Uncredited) H Hooper AtchleyTrain Conductor (Uncredited) M Maurice BrierreTaxi Driver (Uncredited) J Julie CarterNurse (Uncredited) H Harvey ClarkStation Master (Uncredited) M Michael MarkExecution Official (Uncredited) A Alphonse EthierAssistant Prefect (Uncredited) M Matty RoubertNewsboy (Uncredited) O Otto HoffmanBlind Man (Uncredited) C Cora Sue CollinsCrippled Girl (Uncredited) S Sarah PaddenCrippled Girl's Mother (Uncredited) M Mike CantwellMan (Uncredited) B Bernard SiegelMan (Uncredited) K Kay EnglishWoman (Uncredited) E Edward NorrisMan Outside Theatre of Horror (Uncredited) M Mary Jo MathewsWoman Outside Theatre of Horror (Uncredited) R Russ PowellGendarme (Uncredited) R Rolfe SedanGendarme (Uncredited) S Sam AshDetective Arresting Stephen (Uncredited) R Roger GrayDetective Arresting Stephen (Uncredited) C Christian J. FrankDetective Escorting Rollo on Train (Uncredited) R Robert GravesDetective Escorting Rollo on Train (Uncredited) E Earl PingreeDetective Interviewing Henry Orlac's Clerk (Uncredited) T Theodore LorchActor at Party (Uncredited) C Carl StockdaleActor as 'The Rotary' (Uncredited) R Ramsay HillActor as 'Duke' (Uncredited) M Marc LoebellActor as 'Prince' (Uncredited) J Jacques VanairePolice Broadcaster (Uncredited) M Monte VandergriftAudience Member (Uncredited) C Clarence WilsonPiano Creditor (Uncredited)