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      Supernatural

      1933 1h 5m Horror List
      50% Tomatometer 6 Reviews 42% Audience Score 50+ Ratings After her brother's death, Roma Courtney (Carole Lombard) becomes the heiress to his fortune. When fake psychic Paul Bavian (Alan Dinehart) claims to have a message from Roma's dead brother, he coaxes Roma into participating in a séance. Although Roma's fiancé, Grant (Randolph Scott), first believes the séance is nothing more than a scam, he eventually realizes that the vengeful spirit of an executed murderer (Vivienne Osborne) has possessed Roma's body. Read More Read Less

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      Nathanael Hood The Retro Set A big fat goose egg. Rated: 3/10 Jun 23, 2020 Full Review Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid The entire thing, running only 65 minutes, is berserk, and makes very little sense, but it's brisk and jaw-dropping enough to be worth seeing. Rated: 3.5/4 May 1, 2020 Full Review Lauren Humphries-Brooks Citizen Dame The real attraction here is Lombard, wonderful as she plays basically a dual role. It does make one wish she had done a few more horror films to round out her oeuvre. Apr 20, 2020 Full Review Ken Hanke Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) What makes the film work is really found in its occasional shock effects combined with its utterly straight-faced acceptance of the supernatural and the overall atmosphere it generates. Rated: 4/5 Jan 23, 2015 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Aug 22, 2005 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews A weird low-budget film from Paramount about the occult... Rated: B- Nov 12, 2001 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Steve D A strange mix of over and under acting only Lombard is immune. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 05/08/23 Full Review Audience Member Love the words of warning! Montage with hands strangling, laughter and crazed v/o. Eyes in the dark! Top start! And top medical gobbledy-gook! Dodgy spiritualists, venal land-ladies, poison rings; wonderful atmosphere of dread and heightened emotions - created through sound and subtle touches and framing as much as the usual tricks. I like Lombard playing so against type - just a shame the plot's so bloody complicated in so little time. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review kevin w Carole Lombard highlights this very light horror outing as a executed woman murderer comes back to inhabit the body of an innocent society girl. Randolph scott simply stands nearby and is supportive. Alan Dinehart impresses as the malevolent focus. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Outrageously melodramatic opening credits set the stage for a fun, though flawed, tale of spiritual possession and occult charlatanism. If you're tolerant of some heavy-handed storytelling and a bit of spiritualistic nonsense, there's plenty of fun to be had in this film. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis After her brother's death, Roma Courtney (Carole Lombard) becomes the heiress to his fortune. When fake psychic Paul Bavian (Alan Dinehart) claims to have a message from Roma's dead brother, he coaxes Roma into participating in a séance. Although Roma's fiancé, Grant (Randolph Scott), first believes the séance is nothing more than a scam, he eventually realizes that the vengeful spirit of an executed murderer (Vivienne Osborne) has possessed Roma's body.
      Director
      Victor Halperin
      Production Co
      Paramount
      Genre
      Horror
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (DVD)
      Oct 16, 2014
      Runtime
      1h 5m