The Hidden Hand (1942)
Everybody seems to have had a good time making the overripe melodrama The Hidden Hand, especially cadaverous Milton Parsons as insane-asylum escapee John Channing. In her efforts to protect her brother from the authorities, John's sister Lorinda (Cecil Cunningham) opens the door for a series of grisly murders. Hero Peter Thorne (Craig Stevens) and heroine Mary Winfield (Elizabeth Fraser) try to stop John before he overracts-er, kills-again. Absolutely impossible to take seriously, The Hidden Hand is nonetheless worth a glance, if for no other reason than to see perennial bit player Parsons in a juicy leading role. The film was based on Invitation to a Murder, a play by Rufus King. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Craig Stevens, Elisabeth Fraser, (more)
- Director(s):
- Benjamin Stoloff
Synopsis of The Hidden Hand
Everybody seems to have had a good time making the overripe melodrama The Hidden Hand, especially cadaverous Milton Parsons as insane-asylum escapee John Channing. In her efforts to protect her brother from the authorities, John's sister Lorinda (Cecil Cunningham) opens the door for a series of grisly murders. Hero Peter Thorne (Craig Stevens) and heroine Mary Winfield (Elizabeth Fraser) try to stop John before he overracts-er, kills-again. Absolutely impossible to take seriously, The Hidden Hand is nonetheless worth a glance, if for no other reason than to see perennial bit player Parsons in a juicy leading role. The film was based on Invitation to a Murder, a play by Rufus King. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Hidden Hand
- Craig Stevens - Peter Thorne
- Julie Bishop - Rita
- Frank Wilcox - Dr. Lawrence Channing
- Ruth Ford - Estelle
- Roland Drew - Walter Channing
- Marian Hall - Nurse
- Monte Blue
- Elisabeth Fraser - Mary Winfield
- Willie Best - Chauffeur
- Cecil Cunningham - Lorinda Channing
- Milton Parsons - John Channing
- Tom Stevenson - Horace Channing
- Kam Tong - Mallo
- Creighton Hale
- Director(s):
- Benjamin Stoloff
- Writer(s):
- Raymond Schrock, Anthony Coldeway
- Producer(s):
- William Jacobs
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