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The Whip Hand

The Whip Hand

SCIENCE HARNESSED BY MADMEN TO WIPE OUT AMERICA'S MILLIONS!

1951•1h 22m•5.6/10
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5.6/10(21)

A small-town reporter investigates a mysterious group holed up in a country lodge.

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Production

RKO Radio Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Carla Balenda

Carla Balenda

Janet Keller

Elliott Reid

Elliott Reid

Matt Corbin

Edgar Barrier

Edgar Barrier

Dr. Edward Keller

Raymond Burr

Raymond Burr

Steve Loomis

Otto Waldis

Otto Waldis

Dr. Wilhelm Bucholtz

Michael Steele

Michael Steele

Chick

Lurene Tuttle

Lurene Tuttle

Molly Loomis

Peter Brocco

Peter Brocco

Nate Garr

Lewis Martin

Lewis Martin

Peterson

Frank Darien

Frank Darien

Luther Adams

Olive Carey

Olive Carey

Mabel Turner

George Barrows

George Barrows

Federal Agent (uncredited)

Stanley Blystone

Stanley Blystone

Guard on Pier (uncredited)

Eddie Borden

Eddie Borden

Medical Experiment Patient (uncredited)

George Bruggeman

Federal Agent (uncredited)

William Challee

William Challee

Guard (uncredited)

George Chandler

George Chandler

Jed (uncredited)

G. Pat Collins

G. Pat Collins

Nelson - Gate Guard (uncredited)

Tom Daly

Germ Experiment Victim (uncredited)

Don Dillaway

Don Dillaway

FBI Agent McIntyre (uncredited)

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