The Devil's Hand

Amanishauntedbyvisionsofabeautifulwoman.Whenhefinallymeetsher,hewindsupinvolvedinasataniccult.<br/>　　RickTurnerisengagedofDonnaTrentandishavingnightmareswithabeautifulblondewomandancinginthesky.Onenight,heismysteriouslydriventoadollshop,andinthenextmorninghereturnstotheplacewithDonna.Hefindsadollthatresembleshisfiancé,buttheownerFrancisLamontdeliversanotherdolltohim,withthefaceofthewomanofhisdreams,BiancaMilan.RicklooksforBiancaandisseducedandconvincedbyhertojoinasectthatworshipsthediabolicCamba,whilethehealthofDonnaisthreatenedbyFrancisandBianca.<br/>　　Asinistercovenofdevilworshippersusesthecharmsofabeautifulwomantoluremenintotheirunholydeathcult.Rickbeginsdreamingofatemptress,alovelybutdeadlyvixennamedBianca.Whenhediscoversshereallydoesexist,heisdrawntoherthroughsupernaturalforcesanddiscoversthatsheispartofastrangesectthatworshipsthedevilgodGamba.Heisinitiatedintothegroupandissooncaughtinawebofhumansacrificeandhorrifyingrituals.Meanwhile,Rick'sfianc?Donna,isgrowingincreasinglyconcernedoverherhusband-to-be'sstrangebehavior.Usingthepowerofvoodoo,thecovensnarestheinnocentgirlintobecomingtheirnextsacrifice.RickmustsomehowfightthesatanicpowersofBiancaandsaveDonnafromtheclutchesofthehellishcult.<br/>　　UnravelingataleofoccultismandpaganworshipthathadbeenthesubjectofonlyahandfulofpreviousmovieslikeValLewton'sTheSeventhVictimorJacquesTourneur'sCurseOfTheDemon,TheDevil'sHand(akaDevil'sDollandLiveToLove)isararely-seensupernaturalthrillerripewithunnervingsuspense.Thefilm'sstar,LindaChristian(akaBlancaWelter),wasthefirstBondgirl,appearingina1954TVversionofCasinoRoyale.Sheisalsothereal-lifesisterofco-starAriadnaWelter.Ariadna'sroleinTheDevil'sHandmarkedheronlyU.S.filmappearance,butsheiswellknowntoMexicanhorrormoviefansasascreamqueenfromTheBrainiac,TheVampireandTheVampire'sCoffin.RobertAldawasfarbetterknownforhisBroadwayworkthanhisfilmefforts,whichincludedthechillersTheBeastWithFiveFingersandHouseofExorcism.DirectorWilliamHole,Jr.'sgenrecreditsincludeTheGhostOfDragstripHollow.Healsoworkedonthe1976TV-seriesTheBionicWoman.JackPierce,famedclassicUniversalmonstermake-upgenius,alsohandledthefacepowderonthispicture.