The Hidden Hand

The Hidden Hand

66 mins | Drama, Comedy, Horror, Romance, Mystery | Nov. 7, 1942

Peter Thorne is a young attorney who works for an eccentric old woman, Lorinda Channing, who uses her insane brother, John Channing, to frighten her other relatives because they are after her money. Further complications arise when another murderer arrives on the scene and plants the blame on John.

The Hidden Hand

66 mins | Drama, Comedy, Horror, Romance, Mystery | Nov. 7, 1942

The Hidden Hand
Peter Thorne is a young attorney who works for an eccentric old woman, Lorinda Channing, who uses her insane brother, John Channing, to frighten her other relatives because they are after her money. Further complications arise when another murderer arrives on the scene and plants the blame on John.
IMDb rating 6.1
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures
Original title The Hidden Hand
Directors Benjamin Stoloff
Writers Anthony Coldeway, Raymond L. Schrock, Rufus King

Cast

Craig Stevens

as Peter Thorne

Elisabeth Fraser

as Mary Winfield

Julie Bishop

as Rita Channing

Willie Best

as Eustis, the chauffeur

Frank Wilcox

as Dr. Lawrence Channing

Cecil Cunningham

as Lorinda Channing

Ruth Ford

as Estelle Channing

Milton Parsons

as John Channing

Roland Drew

as Walter Channing

Tom Stevenson

as Horace Channing

Marian Hall

as Nurse Eleanor Stevens

Inez Gay

as Hattie

Kam Tong

as Mallo

Monte Blue

as Matthews, the undertaker (uncredited)

Wade Boteler

as Sheriff Selby (uncredited)

Glen Cavender

as Detective (uncredited)

George Guhl

as Deputy Sheriff Mike Mullins (uncredited)

Creighton Hale

as The Coroner (uncredited)

Stuart Holmes

as Judson, the butler (uncredited)

Jack Mower

as The Warden (uncredited)

Cliff Saum

as Detective (uncredited)