While it's almost impossible to imagine anyone other than Peter Lorre in this, the film was originally intended to star Paul Henreid. When Henrreid declined, he said, " I'm not wild to play against a dead hand ..."
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@SchlocklusterVideo Had they shared with him that the hand would be alive I’m sure he’d have changed his mind
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@analgesicsleep The Hand is certainly lively! Won the award for Best Choreography in 1947!
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