The Crawling Hand

The Crawling Hand

89 mins | Science Fiction, Horror | Sept. 4, 1963

After an astronaut space capsule is detonated in orbit, with the astronaut begging to be killed, a teenager couple finds a severed arm on a remote beach. The boy takes the arm home, where it becomes animate and the alien force which animates it soon possesses his mind as well.

The Crawling Hand

89 mins | Science Fiction, Horror | Sept. 4, 1963

The Crawling Hand
After an astronaut space capsule is detonated in orbit, with the astronaut begging to be killed, a teenager couple finds a severed arm on a remote beach. The boy takes the arm home, where it becomes animate and the alien force which animates it soon possesses his mind as well.
IMDb rating 3.2
Producers Joseph F. Robertson Productions
Original title The Crawling Hand
Directors Herbert L. Strock
Writers Robert M. Young, Joe Cranston, Bill Idelson, Herbert L. Strock

Cast

Rod Lauren

as Paul Lawrence

Sirry Steffen

as Marta Farnstrom

Peter Breck

as Steve Curan

Kent Taylor

as Dr. Max Weitzberg

Alan Hale Jr.

as Sheriff Townsend

Ross Elliott

as Deputy Earl Harrison

Beverly Lunsford

as Patsy Townsend

Allison Hayes

as Donna

Ed Werner

as Prof. Farnstrom

Arline Judge

as Mrs. Hotchkiss

Richard Arlen

as Lee Barrenger

Syd Saylor

as Soda Shop Owner

Tris Coffin

as Security Chief Meidel

Les Hoyle

as Astronaut Mel Lockhart

The Rivingtons

as Juke Box Vocalists