Hands of a Stranger

A concert pianist loses his hands in a car crash, but a surgeon gives him new ones. The experimental medical procedure goes awry when the new hands drive the pianist mad.

Cast

Paul Lukather

as Dr. Gil Harding

Joan Harvey

as Dina Paris

James Noah

as Vernon Paris (as James Stapleton)

Irish McCalla

as Holly

Barry Gordon

as Skeet

Ted Otis

as Dr. Ross Compton

Laurence Haddon

as Lt. Syms

Elaine Martone

as Eileen Hunter

George Sawaya

as Tony Wilder

Sally Kellerman

as Sue

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