USA, 1964
87m
35mm film, black and white
mono, English
An American horror film directed by Hugo Christensen and Jerry Warren. The film is made up of footage from three Chilean films, La balandra Isabel llegó esta tarde (1950), La casa está vacía (1945) and La dama de la muerte (1946), combined with newly shot material.
Plot Summary
Stone hands buried in the depths of an old house may have cursed the current owners and dies when he’s made bankrupt after accruing gambling debts. The house is inherited by one of his sons who becomes obsessed with finding the hands.
Credits
Crew
Directed by: Hugo Christensen, Jerry Warren
© MCMLXIV [1964]
A Jerry Warren ADP production
Production by: Carl Gallart, Andrew Edwards
Screenplay by: F. Amos Powell, Marie Laurent
Director of Photography: Richard Younis
Musical Director: George Andreani
Sound: Edward Anderson
Sound Technician: Ludwig Wulff
Wardrobe: Flora Bellon
Art Director: George Jantus
Set Designer: John Bartovic
Cast
Ernest Walch [Uncle Huey]
John Carradine [the old drunk]
Sheila Bon [Beth]
Charles Cores [Robert Braun]
Katherine Victor [Connie’s sister]
Lloyd Nelson
Horace Peterson [Jamie, Charles’ brother]
Judith Sullivan [Mrs Braun]
Alex Lore
William Russell
Marion Louis
Alternative Titles
La maldición de la mano de piedra – Spain
Links
Includes extracts from
La balandra Isabel llegó esta tarde (1950)
La casa está vacía (1945)
La dama de la muerte (1946)
References
Periodicals
- Castle of Frankenstein no.7 p.46
- Castle of Frankenstein no.8 p.43
Books
- Fright Night on Channel 9 by James Arena p.129
- John Carradine: The Films by Tom Weaver pp.258-259
- Sixties Shockers by Mark Clark and Bryan Senn pp.125-126
