Supernatural

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Supernatural

1933

1h 5m

Horror

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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.

Nathanael Hood

The Retro Set

A big fat goose egg.

Rated: 3/10

Jun 23, 2020

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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

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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

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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

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Aug 22, 2005

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

A weird low-budget film from Paramount about the occult...

Rated: B-

Nov 12, 2001

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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

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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

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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

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Victor Halperin

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Carole Lombard

Roma Courtney

Alan Dinehart

Paul Bavian

Vivienne Osborne

Ruth Rogen

Randolph Scott

Grant Wilson

H.B. Warner

Dr. Carl Houston

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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