Hand of Death

Working in his isolated desert laboratory, scientist Alex Marsh accidentally discovers a gas that will paralyze the mind and render it susceptible to suggestion. Believing this discovery to be a means of averting nuclear war, Marsh continues his experiments despite the objections of his fiancée, Carol, and fellow scientist Tom Holland. Following a mishap in mixing chemicals, Marsh inadvertently kills his assistant by merely touching him. Realizing he carries the touch of destruction, he goes to ask his old friend, Dr. Ramsey, to find an antidote. But when all attempts to find a cure fail, Carol realizes that he is now insane…