The Hand of Peril

The Hand of Peril is a 1916 American silent crime film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring House Peters, June Elvidge and Ralph Delmore.

The film's sets were designed by the art director Ben Carré.

Cast

 * House Peters as James Kestner
 * June Elvidge as Maura Lambert
 * Ralph Delmore as Frank Lambert
 * Doris Sawyer as 'Bull's Eye' Cherry
 * Roy Pilcher as Tony Morello

Production
On January 23, 1916, Tourneur was given the scenario for a film based on Arthur Stringer's 1915 novel The Hand of Peril.

As the film required showing action in multiple rooms at the same time, a three-story house with nine rooms was constructed on the Paragon Studios lot in Fort Lee, New Jersey. An abandoned pier in South Brooklyn was completely reconstructed for use in the film.

Reception
In a review published in Billboard, the cast were praised for their "capable" acting and the film was praised for the "high quality" of photography and direction.