The Monkey's Paw

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The Monkey's Paw

"From the famous story by W. W. Jacobs"

1948

1h 3m

5.9(10 votes)

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Overview

A curio dealer sells a monkey's paw that can grant the possessor three wishes but warns that disaster will follow.

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13 members

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Milton Rosmer

Mr. Robert Trelawne

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Megs Jenkins

Mrs. Alice Trelawne

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Michael Martin Harvey

Seamus Kelly

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Eric Micklewood

Tom Trelawne

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Brenda Hogan

Beryl

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Joan Seton

Dorothy Lang

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Mackenzie Ward

Noel Lang

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Norman Shelley

Charles Monoghan

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Hay Petrie

Grimshaw, the Curio Shop Proprietor

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Rose Howlett

Mrs. Gurney

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Vincent Lawson

Morgan

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Sydney Tafler

Freeman, the Dealer

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Alfie Bass

Speedway track manager

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