The Devil's Hand (1961)

Good , But It Is Overrated By Some

best movie i've ever seen.

It's an amazing and heartbreaking story.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

This movie was good overall with a good script and the actors were good in their roles as well. It also had good cinematography and some intense scenes especially when a pin is stuck in a doll and the person that the doll represents reacts to the pain which is why I gave it 7 stars.

The Devil's Hand is a pretty weak story and has quite a lot of questions to answer. Rick Turner (Robert Alda) is a man who starts having visions of Bianca Milan (Linda Christian) in his dreams. These visions and a force bring him to a doll store where he meets Francis Lamont (Neil Hamilton) who runs the store and is the leader of a devil worshiping cult. When Rick meets Milan in person, he is quickly drawn into the cult without actually thinking of how it might affect his life in the long run. Honestly it's really hard to care about what's happening to him making this a bore. The acting is decent but the story is not really interesting. Guy sees a pretty woman in his dreams, which leads him to a cult, and then drives him out of town. That's the story in a nutshell. It's a pretty funny Rifftrax, but the movie itself is boring and honestly it feels longer than it really is.

Rick Turner (Robert Alda) is an engaged man who begins having dreams about a very seductive blonde woman. He is mysteriously drawn to a doll shop where he finds not only a doll that looks like his fiancé, but another that is the spitting image of the woman in his dreams. He finds the woman, Bianca Milan (Linda Christian), and immediately falls under her spell. In no time at all, Rick has all but forgotten his fiancé, professed his undying love for Bianca, and joined a cult that worships Gamba, the Devil God of Evil. Wow, that was quick!I readily admit - I enjoy this movie way more than I should. The Devil's Hand isn't particularly good, but it is a blast. Why? The main reason is Neil Hamilton as the doll shop owner / cult leader Francis Lamont. Most people my age will immediately recognize Hamilton as Commissioner Gordon form the 1960s Batman TV program. He plays Lamont just like he did Commissioner Gordon - perfectly straight. And it's a blast to watch! He delivers some of the most ridiculous lines with an absolute straight face. I loved it. The rest of the movie is entertaining enough with a reasonably good plot, the stunning Linda Christian, and the wheel of death being highlights. If I have one complaint, it would be Robert Alda. Bland doesn't begin to describe him in The Devil's Hand. But I suppose that's the type of character who could so easily be seduced into joining a the cult of Gamba, the Devil God of Evil. (Is it necessary to add the "Evil" part at the end? He is a Devil God after all. "Evil" would seems a bit redundant.)

A slow beginning eases quietly into an intriguing mystery, who is she, the woman that haunts his dreams. The answer leads to more questions, slowly guiding the main character, and the audience, into a secret world, and a powerful temptation. The character is forced to choose between the purity and innocence of his fiancé, and the simple world she inhabits; and the dark world of the woman of his dreams, a sultry temptress who offers intense passion, and power granted to those who embrace her, and the mysterious group she is part of. He knows he is being manipulated, he knows he desires her because she is using her powers on him, but still, he can't resist.http://www.hulu.com/watch/70585/the-devils-hand