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Mad Love

  • 19351935
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 8m
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7.2/10
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Peter Lorre and Frances Drake in Mad Love (1935)
Paris, France: a demented surgeon's obsession with a British actress leads him to secretly replace her concert pianist husband's train-wreck-mangled hands with those of a guillotined murderer. . . with a gift for knife-throwing.
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In Paris, a demented surgeon's obsession with a British actress leads him to secretly replace her concert pianist husband's mangled hands with those of a guillotined murderer with a gift for... Read allIn Paris, a demented surgeon's obsession with a British actress leads him to secretly replace her concert pianist husband's mangled hands with those of a guillotined murderer with a gift for knife-throwing.In Paris, a demented surgeon's obsession with a British actress leads him to secretly replace her concert pianist husband's mangled hands with those of a guillotined murderer with a gift for knife-throwing.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
5.2K
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  • Director
    • Karl Freund
  • Writers
    • Maurice Renard(from the novel: "Les Mains D'Orlac")
    • Florence Crewe-Jones(translation and adaptation: novel "The Hands of Orlac")
    • Guy Endore(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Peter Lorre
    • Frances Drake
    • Colin Clive
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  • Director
    • Karl Freund
  • Writers
    • Maurice Renard(from the novel: "Les Mains D'Orlac")
    • Florence Crewe-Jones(translation and adaptation: novel "The Hands of Orlac")
    • Guy Endore(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Peter Lorre
    • Frances Drake
    • Colin Clive
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 88User reviews
    • 50Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Peter Lorre
    Peter Lorre
    • Doctor Gogolas Doctor Gogol
    Frances Drake
    Frances Drake
    • Yvonne Orlacas Yvonne Orlac
    Colin Clive
    Colin Clive
    • Stephen Orlacas Stephen Orlac
    Ted Healy
    Ted Healy
    • Reaganas Reagan
    Sara Haden
    Sara Haden
    • Marieas Marie
    • (as Sarah Haden)
    Edward Brophy
    Edward Brophy
    • Rolloas Rollo
    Henry Kolker
    Henry Kolker
    • Prefect Rossetas Prefect Rosset
    Keye Luke
    Keye Luke
    • Dr. Wongas Dr. Wong
    May Beatty
    May Beatty
    • Françoiseas Françoise
    George Davis
    George Davis
    • Chauffeuras Chauffeur
    • (scenes deleted)
    Billy Dooley
    Billy Dooley
    • Undetermined Roleas Undetermined Role
    • (scenes deleted)
    Harold Huber
    Harold Huber
    • Thiefas Thief
    • (scenes deleted)
    Isabel Jewell
    Isabel Jewell
    • Marianneas Marianne
    • (scenes deleted)
    Leo White
    Leo White
    • Undetermined Roleas Undetermined Role
    • (scenes deleted)
    Sam Ash
    Sam Ash
    • Detective Arresting Stephenas Detective Arresting Stephen
    • (uncredited)
    Hooper Atchley
    Hooper Atchley
    • Train Conductoras Train Conductor
    • (uncredited)
    Agostino Borgato
    Agostino Borgato
    • Stage Doormanas Stage Doorman
    • (uncredited)
    Maurice Brierre
    • Taxi Driveras Taxi Driver
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Karl Freund
    • Writers
      • Maurice Renard(from the novel: "Les Mains D'Orlac")
      • Florence Crewe-Jones(translation and adaptation: novel "The Hands of Orlac")
      • Guy Endore(adaptation)
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    • Trivia
      Charles Chaplin called Lorre the screen's best actor after seeing his performance in "Mad Love."
    • Goofs
      Throughout the picture, the wax figure moves slightly whenever Frances Drake is subbing for the actual statue. Most noticeable when the bird lands on her shoulder, making the "lifeless" statue sway.
    • Quotes

      Françoise, Gogol's Housekeeper: [referring to the wax figure of Yvonne] It went out for a little walk!

    • Crazy credits
      At the end of the opening credits, the titles are painted on a glass window pane that is broken by a fist punching through it.
    • Alternate versions
      Phil Hardy's The Overlook Film Encyclopedia: Science Fiction (p. 94) states that there is an 85-minute version of the film, although he provides no details about this.
    • Connections
      Edited into The History of the Hands (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      Etude Opus 10, no.4
      (1830) (uncredited)

      Music by Frédéric Chopin

    User reviews88

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    Top review
    The Hands Have IT!
    This adaptation of Renard's The Hands of Orlac is quite good, yet a bit on the stagy side. It is one of Peter Lorre's early films and his first for Hollywood. Lorre is quite good, and almost sympathetic in a way, as a surgeon who has hopelessly fallen in love with the wife of a great pianist. Colin Clive of Frankenstein fame plays the musician, and Frances Drake plays his rather annoying, overacting wife. The visuals of the film are first-rate, as it was directed by great cameraman Karl Freund. Ted Healy adds some unnecessary comic relief. What I liked best about the film was the staging of the story against some beautiful expressionistic sets and Freunds expressive camerawork.
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    • BaronBl00d
    • Nov 22, 1999

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    • Release date
      • July 12, 1935 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Mad Doctor of Paris
    • Filming locations
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    • Budget
      • $257,502 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 8 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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