Curse of the Stone Hand

Curse of the Stone Hand

WHAT LURID SECRET -- LIED BEYOND THAT HIDDEN DOOR!

1965 · 67 min · ★ 2.9 · Horror, Drama

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.)

Directed by Carlos Hugo Christensen · Written by Jorge Janise

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Ernesto Vilches Uncle Huey [billed as both Ernest Welch and Ernest Vilche]
John Carradine The Old Drunk
Chela Bon Beth
Carlos Cores Robert Braun
Katherine Victor Connie's Sister
Lloyd Nelson Caretaker
Horacio Peterson Jamie
Judith Sulián Mrs. Braun
Alejandro Flores Charles
Marion Louis
María Teresa Squella Ruth (uncredited)
Bruno VeSota Narrator (uncredited)

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