Solid gothic melodrama featuring a killer hand -- or is it only killing in the mind of Hilary (Lorre)? Robert Alda is good as a not very straight leading man (he makes his first appearance selling "new antiques" to gullible tourists) and King is adquate as his lover with a secret connection to Hilary. Interestingly, this connection/conspiracy remains a mystery to the police and her lover when the film ends. Siodmak has crafted both an excellent psycho-drama in gothic style, and also a perfect vehicle for Lorre's exquisite theatrics.
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