1935-07-12 • Horreur, Romance • 1h 8min
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…
Peter Lorre
Doctor Gogol
Frances Drake
Yvonne Orlac
Colin Clive
Stephen Orlac
Ted Healy
Reagan
Isabel Jewell
Marianne (scenes deleted)
Sara Haden
Marie
Edward Brophy
Rollo
Henry Kolker
Prefect Rosset
Keye Luke
Dr. Wong
May Beatty
Françoise
Ian Wolfe
Henry Orlac, Stephen Orlac's Stepfather (Uncredited)
Edward Lippy
Pierre, Henry Orlac's Clerk (Uncredited)
Frank Darien
Lavin, Waxwork Proprietor (Uncredited)
Murray Kinnell
Charles, Theatre Official (Uncredited)
Rollo Lloyd
Varsac, Fingerprint Expert (Uncredited)
Charles Trowbridge
Dr. Marbeau (Uncredited)
Nell Craig
Suzanne (Uncredited)
Robert Emmett Keane
Raoul (Uncredited)
Agostino Borgato
Stage Doorman (Uncredited)
Billy Gilbert
Autograph Seeker on Train (Uncredited)
Hooper Atchley
Train Conductor (Uncredited)
Maurice Brierre
Taxi Driver (Uncredited)
Julie Carter
Nurse (Uncredited)
Harvey Clark
Station Master (Uncredited)
Michael Mark
Execution Official (Uncredited)
Alphonse Ethier
Assistant Prefect (Uncredited)
Matty Roubert
Newsboy (Uncredited)
Otto Hoffman
Blind Man (Uncredited)
Cora Sue Collins
Crippled Girl (Uncredited)
Sarah Padden
Crippled Girl's Mother (Uncredited)
Mike Cantwell
Man (Uncredited)
Bernard Siegel
Man (Uncredited)
Kay English
Woman (Uncredited)
Edward Norris
Man Outside Theatre of Horror (Uncredited)
Mary Jo Mathews
Woman Outside Theatre of Horror (Uncredited)
Russ Powell
Gendarme (Uncredited)
Rolfe Sedan
Gendarme (Uncredited)
Sam Ash
Detective Arresting Stephen (Uncredited)
Roger Gray
Detective Arresting Stephen (Uncredited)
Christian J. Frank
Detective Escorting Rollo on Train (Uncredited)
Robert Graves
Detective Escorting Rollo on Train (Uncredited)
Earl Pingree
Detective Interviewing Henry Orlac's Clerk (Uncredited)
Theodore Lorch
Actor at Party (Uncredited)
Carl Stockdale
Actor as 'The Rotary' (Uncredited)
Ramsay Hill
Actor as 'Duke' (Uncredited)
Marc Loebell
Actor as 'Prince' (Uncredited)
Jacques Vanaire
Police Broadcaster (Uncredited)
Monte Vandergrift
Audience Member (Uncredited)
Clarence Wilson
Piano Creditor (Uncredited)
Karl Freund
Les mains d'Orlac
Released
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