Storyline

In Paris, the great surgeon Dr. Gogol falls madly in love with stage actress Yvonne Orlac, and his ardor disturbs her quite a bit when he discovers to his horror that she is married to concert pianist Stephen Orlac. Shortly thereafter, Stephen's hands are badly crushed in a train accident- beyond the power of standard medicine. Knowing that his hands are his life, Yvonne overcomes her fear and goes to Dr. Gogol, to beg him to help. Gogol decides to surgically graft the hands of executed murderer Rollo onto Stephen Orlac, the surgery is successful but has terrible side-effects...—Ken Yousten

Plot Keywords

based on novel, paris france, phonograph, police, sadism, statue, stepfather, torture, frame up, infatuation, alcoholic, autograph, dream sequence, escaped convict, fingerprints, operation, museum, murder, mad doctor, insanity

Short Review

It's a sweet idea and gets cumulatively more awful, up to a point where it unexpectedly becomes funny. I don't just remember where, but I remember laughing and feeling much better as a result.

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