Carnival of Sinners

Carnival of Sinners

80 mins | Horror, Fantasy | March 21, 1943

A struggling artist buys a talisman that gives him love, fame and wealth. The talisman is a severed left hand, and it works perfectly, in fact, magically. But of course there is nothing free in this world, and after one year the devil comes and asks for his due.

Carnival of Sinners

80 mins | Horror, Fantasy | March 21, 1943

Carnival of Sinners
A struggling artist buys a talisman that gives him love, fame and wealth. The talisman is a severed left hand, and it works perfectly, in fact, magically. But of course there is nothing free in this world, and after one year the devil comes and asks for his due.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers Continental Films
Original title La Main du Diable
Directors Jean Devaivre, Maurice Tourneur
Writers Gérard de Nerval, Jean-Paul Le Chanois

Cast

Pierre Fresnay

as Roland Brissot

Josseline Gaël

as Irène

Noël Roquevert

as Mélisse

Guillaume de Sax

as Gibelin

Palau

as Le petit homme

Pierre Larquey

as Ange

André Gabriello

as Le dîneur

Marcelle Rexiane

as Madame Denis

André Varennes

as Le colonel

Georges Chamarat

as Duval

Jean Davy

as Le mousquetaire

Jean Despeaux

as Le boxeur

André Bacqué

as Monk Maximus Léo (uncredited)

René Blancard

as The surgeon (uncredited)

Jean Coquelin

as The notary (uncredited)

Jacques Courtin

as The gendarme (uncredited)

Georges Douking

as The thief (uncredited)

Charlotte Ecard

as A boarder (uncredited)

Gabrielle Fontan

as The chiromancer (uncredited)

Garzoni

as The juggler (uncredited)

Henry Gerrar

as (uncredited)

Albert Malbert

as Verdure (uncredited)

Paul Marcel

as The illusionist (uncredited)

Roland Milès

as A boarder (uncredited)

Clary Monthal

as The maid (uncredited)

Marcelle Monthil

as The Colonel (uncredited)

Jacques Roussel

as The critic (uncredited)

Colette Régis

as Madame Duval (uncredited)

Louis Salou

as The games Director (uncredited)

Renée Thorel

as The lady who's cold (uncredited)

Robert Vattier

as Perrier (uncredited)

Henri Vilbert

as Brigadier (uncredited)

Roger Vincent

as (uncredited)

Charles Vissières

as (uncredited)

Georges Vitray

as The doctor (uncredited)