Death in the Hand

Death in the Hand is a 1948 British short mystery film directed by A. Barr-Smith, starring Esme Percy, Ernest Jay and Cecile Chevreau.[1] The film marked the debut of John Le Mesurier. It was made by the small independent company Vandyke Productions.

Death in the Hand
Directed byA. Barr-Smith
Written byMax Beerbohm (story), Douglas Cleverdon (adaptation)
Music byAlbert Ferber
CinematographyJo Jago
George Noble
Edited byBunch Dixon-Spain
Distributed byGeneral Film Distributors (U.K.)
Release date
13 February 1948 (London)
Running time
43 minutes
CountryUK
LanguageEnglish

Plot

In a seaside guest house, a nervous piano player, Cosmo Vaughan (Esme Percy), tells a tale of how he read the palms of passengers on board a train and forecast their deaths. But is Mr Vaughan quite what he appears?

Cast

References

  1. "Death in the Hand". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2012.


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