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The Seventh Victim (1943)

Drama | 71 minutes
2,96 69 votes

Genre: Drama / Horror

Duration: 71 minuten

Country: United States

Directed by: Mark Robson

Stars: Jean Brooks, Isabel Jewell and Kim Hunter

IMDb score: 6,7 (8.743)

Releasedate: 21 August 1943

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The Seventh Victim plot

"Weird pagan rites in secret dens of exotic mystery! Beauty enslaved to a creed of Evil! Loveliness at bay behind a mask of Terror... See the strangest thrills on record!"

Mary Gibson (Hunter) goes to New York to find her sister. She gets help from a cynical psychiatrist, among other things, and finds herself on the trail of the Palladists, a cult of devils of which Mary's sister was a member...

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Actors and actresses

Mary Gibson

Dr. Louis Judd

Jacqueline Gibson

Gregory Ward

Jason Hoag

Frances Fallon

Natalie Cortez

Mr. Brun

Giacomo Romari

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Vinokourov

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Well, this is not as good as you would expect beforehand. The plot and the acting are anything but smooth. Kim Hunter is charming and pulls you along in the mysterious search for her sister in the first half hour. The sect and the creepy atmosphere around it want to pull The Seventh Victim to a sufficient, but for the rest it is an unremarkable trifle.

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Kiekerjan

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Another low budget horror film from RKO that recycles many sets from previous productions. The recognizable staircase from The Magnificent Ambersons makes its third appearance here. Actor Tom Conway also reprises his role from Cat People as the 'mysterious' psychiatrist Judd. There are many film noir elements, such as private detectives, an evil woman, an innocent woman, lots of low-key lighting and a grim ending. The thin story seems to have potential now and then, but is almost constantly thwarted by a less than charismatic cast and the total lack of tension. You would think that Satanism could provide a number of sinister scenes, even with a limited budget, but unfortunately the sect is only depicted as a small group of ladies and gentlemen having a nice cup of coffee in a salon. In that respect, perhaps a little too much is left to the imagination. The characters are not very credible and make bizarre and unmotivated decisions in order to squeeze a little sensation into the story. Think of Mary sitting on the subway for too long and eventually sitting across from the dead PI and two cult members. There are some interesting scenes here and there. The silhouette on the shower curtain will ring a bell with many. Visually interesting, but the sense of desperation and oppression is not done justice.

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Bobbejaantje

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Debut film by Mark Robson and also his firstling under the wings of visionary Val Lewton. And immediately a nice opener that lives up to the patent of psychological horror. With the cooperation of cinematographer Nicholas Musuraca (with whom he would make several films) the viewer is presented with a tasteful shadowy film. The script comes across as somewhat confused, although that is not really an objection to being sucked into the dark mood that prevails over the film, perhaps even contributes to it.

The acting performances are up to par by the standards of that time.

Overall I think this was a film ahead of its time. Personally certain scenes and ideas in the film reminded me of several younger horror classics; Rosemary's Baby (the theme), Psycho (shower scene), Suspiria 1977 (, theme, shady shower scene and confusing script haha).

Jean Brooks's fringe was also unparalleled and I have only seen it again since then in the character of Vampira in Plan 9 from Outer Space (Ed Wood), which proves that women with tight fringe are quite out of this world.

The film has a pitch-black ending that continues to reverberate. And the longer I come to the conclusion that Mark Robson has directed a beautiful oeuvre.

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