Hands of a Stranger (1962)

Director:

Newt Arnold

Writer:

Newt Arnold (writer)

Release Date:

22 April 1962 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

They gave him the hands of a killer!

Plot:

A concert pianist loses his hands in a car crash, but a surgeon gives him new ones. The experimental medical procedure goes awry when the new hands drive the pianist mad.

Plot Keywords:

Hand | Concert Pianist | Surgeon | Car Crash | Pair Of Gloves

Cast

Paul Lukather	...	Dr. Gil Harding
Joan Harvey	...	Dina Paris
James Stapleton	...	Vernon Paris
Ted Otis	...	Dr. Ross Compton
Michael Rye	...	George Britton
Laurence Haddon	...	Lt. Syms (as Larry Haddon)
Elaine Martone	...	Eileen Hunter
George Sawaya	...	Tony Wilder, the cab driver
Michael Du Pont	...	Dr. Ken Fry (as Michael du Pont)
Sally Kellerman	...	Sue
David Kramer	...	Carnival Barker
Irish McCalla	...	Holly
Barry Gordon	...	'Skeet' Wilder
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jerry Dodgion	...	Red Norvo Quintette Member
Red Norvo	...	Red Norvo Quintette Member
Red Wooten	...	Red Norvo Quintette Member (as Red Wootten)
Jimmy Wyble	...	Red Norvo Quintette Member

Also Known As:

The Answer

Runtime:

95 min | Canada:86 min (Ontario)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Unrated | Norway:16 | Canada:PG (Ontario)

Company:

Allied Artists Pictures

Movie Connections:

Edited into Out of this World Super Shock Show (2007) (V)

Who's Responsible?

This has potential but is filled with unanswered questions. Modern medicine being what it is, I don't know how anyone could do such a thing. When dealing with new science, we have a set of rules we need to adhere to to claim credibility. How does this doctor get the power he has, and how does he manage to survive professionally. Is there a story coming after this. The pianist/ victim is entitled to feel as he does. He sees himself as a true victim and doesn't want to live. This would be true without the transplant. So is all this anger and furor over his accident or over what the doctor and his compatriots did. We don't know. Did the hands reject the situation and begin to act on their own, or is it in the psyche of the central figure. This could have been done in a much more subdued atmosphere. I can't believe the doctor and the sister took the young man to that crazy amusement part. He's the one that wanted patience and you take the guy to a bizarre setting such as this. The story moves to its logical conclusion with very predictable ease. It just could have been better with a more intriguing script.