The Hands of Orlac (1960) directed by Edmond T. Greville Viewed on January 18, 2022
Plot:
After a concert, pianist Stephen Orlac (Mel Ferrer) insists on flying home to his fiancee, Lucile, but his plane crashes. He loses his hands, but a surgeon transplants those of a murderous criminal, freshly executed. But have the hands also transplanted the murderous tendencies of their original owner? Or is it all in Stephen's mind, possibly planted there by the scheming mentalist Nero (Christopher Lee) and his assistant, Regina (Dany Carel).
Commentary:
The plot is complete nonsense, of course, but Greville hides the seams with smoothly directed scenes. The film is stolen by the sidekicks - an over the top performance by Christopher Lee (speaking in French!) as the demented magician, and Dany Carel as his sexy assistant. Eminently watchable and occasionally more.
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