The read
It runs a compact 1h 7m.
Synopsis
Hands sculpted in stone, hidden in the niches of an ancient house, are regarded as sources of a curse by the present inhabitant, a country gambling addict. Indeed, he goes to an early grave after experiencing bankruptcy. The house passes to another family, one of whose sons becomes obsessed with the hands. (A cross-editing of principal material from two Chilean films, LA CASA ESTA VACIA and LA DAMA DE LA MUERTE, with the addition of new American-made footage, to create a single story.)
Ratings
IMDb3/10
7 audience votes
Key crew
- Carlos Hugo ChristensenDirector
- Jerry WarrenDirector
- Jorge JaniseScreenplay
- Carlos SchlieperDirector
- César TiempoScreenplay
- Marie LaurentScreenplay
- F. Amos PowellScreenplay
Cast
- Ernesto VilchesUncle Huey [billed as both Ernest Welch and Ernest Vilche]
- John CarradineThe Old Drunk
- Chela BonBeth
- Carlos CoresRobert Braun
- Katherine VictorConnie's Sister
- Lloyd NelsonCaretaker
- Horacio PetersonJamie
- Judith SuliánMrs. Braun
- Alejandro FloresCharles
- Marion LouisCast
- María Teresa SquellaRuth (uncredited)
- Bruno VeSotaNarrator (uncredited)
Themes
jealousycompulsive gamblingtragedymurder