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Supernatural (1933)

1933 · Feature film · 65 min · dir. Victor Hugo Halperin

Leave Your Love Secrets At Home!

  • Horror

Synopsis

After her brother's death, Roma Courtney becomes the heiress to his fortune. When a fake psychic claims to have a message from her dead brother, he coaxes her into participating in a séance. While her fiancé first believes the séance is nothing more than a scam, he eventually realizes that the vengeful spirit of an executed murderer has possessed Roma's body.

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Details

Director
Victor Hugo Halperin
Writer
Garnett Weston
Composer
Howard Jackson
Cinematography
Arthur Martinelli
Studio
Paramount Pictures
Released
1933-04-21
Running time
65 minutes

Cast & crew

Reviews on the Internet Archive

★★★★ · 1930's Expressionism · rewolfson · 2023-02-11

Genuinely creepy. Story is supported by fantastic visuals, worthy of fine German expressionism (Nosferatu, M). Wonderful to see Randy Scott and Miss Lombard. The ending left me hanging :-)

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