It's a study in psychosis, really. The beast is rather imaginary, but the scenes showing it are very well done. Peter Lorre is magnificent as always, and damn he was svelte back then. He doesn't get to show off his humorous side here, but one does rather feel sorry for him. On the other hand, J. Carrol Naish is very funny as the Commissario, and this role has made me appreciate him even more. He gets the last line in the movie, and it seems like they wanted to end the movie on a light note. After all the killing and macabre things going on I think it that was a wise decision.The movie runs 88 minutes and is pretty interesting, but it just isn't my cuppa tea. Human monsters are far too real in this world. It also turns out the the hand isn't alive, it is a ruse by Hilary Cummins (Lorre) to save his beloved books. He would have gotten away with it had it not been for those meddling young people!
next up- Werewolf of London (awooo, and his hair is perfect)
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