Rick Turner (Robert Alda) is an engaged man who begins having dreams about a very seductive blonde woman. He is mysteriously drawn to a doll shop where he finds not only a doll that looks like his fiancé, but another that is the spitting image of the woman in his dreams. He finds the woman, Bianca Milan (Linda Christian), and immediately falls under her spell. In no time at all, Rick has all but forgotten his fiancé, professed his undying love for Bianca, and joined a cult that worships Gamba, the Devil God of Evil. Wow, that was quick!I readily admit - I enjoy this movie way more than I should. The Devil's Hand isn't particularly good, but it is a blast. Why? The main reason is Neil Hamilton as the doll shop owner / cult leader Francis Lamont. Most people my age will immediately recognize Hamilton as Commissioner Gordon form the 1960s Batman TV program. He plays Lamont just like he did Commissioner Gordon - perfectly straight. And it's a blast to watch! He delivers some of the most ridiculous lines with an absolute straight face. I loved it. The rest of the movie is entertaining enough with a reasonably good plot, the stunning Linda Christian, and the wheel of death being highlights. If I have one complaint, it would be Robert Alda. Bland doesn't begin to describe him in The Devil's Hand. But I suppose that's the type of character who could so easily be seduced into joining a the cult of Gamba, the Devil God of Evil. (Is it necessary to add the "Evil" part at the end? He is a Devil God after all. "Evil" would seems a bit redundant.)

This movie begins with a young man by the name of "Rick Turner" (Robert Alda) having strange dreams about a beautiful woman. After walking around town one night he sees a doll in a store window that looks exactly like the woman of his dreams. When he inquires about the doll the storekeeper informs him that it was made specifically for him at his own request. But Rick doesn't recall ever ordering this doll and certainly has never met the woman named "Bianca Milan" (Linda Christian) in whose image it was made. That changes not long afterward and he soon becomes totally beguiled by her. Yet as stunning as she looks there is much more to Bianca than meets the eye. At any rate, rather than disclose any more details and risk spoiling the film for those who haven't seen it I will just say that this was a generally satisfactory B-grade horror movie for its time. Obviously, filmed in black and white back in 1961 this movie doesn't have the special effects or computer graphics many would expect to see today for a similar picture of this type. Additionally, the acting and script aren't exactly world class either. But Linda Christian looked absolutely gorgeous and her performance was pretty good as well. All things considered then I thought it was somewhat entertaining and I give it a rating of average.

William J.Hole Jr. directs this very low-budget satanic flick from Crown International Pictures. Rick Turner(Robert Alda)is haunted nightly by visions of a seductive beautiful woman dancing. Rick is drawn to a doll shop where he finds a doll that resembles the woman trying to seduce him. He later returns to the shop with his fiancée Donna(Arianda Welter)to get the doll. On the shelf is a doll that looks exactly like Donna. The shop owner Frank Lamont(Neil Hamilton)gives Rick the one doll that he is anxious to deliver. Lamont will not let the couple leave with the doll resembling Donna; because it is actually a voodoo doll that he uses to cause her crippling pain. Rick makes his delivery to Bianca Milan(Linda Christian), the dancing seductress in his dreams. She will have her way with Rick and convinces him to join a coven of devil worshipers that actually wants his fiancée Donna as a human sacrifice. Rounding out the cast: Gertrude Astor, Julie Scott and Gere Craft.

A slow beginning eases quietly into an intriguing mystery, who is she, the woman that haunts his dreams. The answer leads to more questions, slowly guiding the main character, and the audience, into a secret world, and a powerful temptation. The character is forced to choose between the purity and innocence of his fiancé, and the simple world she inhabits; and the dark world of the woman of his dreams, a sultry temptress who offers intense passion, and power granted to those who embrace her, and the mysterious group she is part of. He knows he is being manipulated, he knows he desires her because she is using her powers on him, but still, he can't resist.http://www.hulu.com/watch/70585/the-devils-hand