The 7th Victim (1943)

Mary Gibson, a naive orphan, goes to Manhatten to find her missing sister Jacqueline. Her investigation leads her to Jacqueline's secret husband, and also to a strange cult of Diabolists who are also hunting Jacqueline. (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Mark Robson
Written By: DeWitt Bodeen, Val Lewton, Charles O'Neal
Starring: Evelyn Brent, Hugh Beaumont, Barbara Hale, Tom Conway, Kim Hunter, Isabel Jewell, Dewey Robinson, Jean Brooks, Erford Gage
Genres: Drama, Horror, Mystery
AKA: The Seventh Victim
Country: USA
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The 7th Victim belongs to 31 collections
1. 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (public: moderated by kozan26 - 224 stars)
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I found The Seventh Victim (1943) rather ordinary by 1943 standards. Sure it has it's fetishes and dashes of suspense, but compared to other thrillers from it's time, it's a little weird this one's so rendered for it's influence. Very polished B-movie, no doubt. Mark Robson does great for his first directorial work and Tom Conway provides that elegance the Sanders family was known for. Quality movie, but I don't really see the chilling hype in this one.
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Really great atmosphere, so great one can easily forget how much of it is stupid, including the world's most inexplicably ineffectual satanists.
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Star Rating: ★★★
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Jean Brooks' hair looked real nice. Prob the most inaccurate portrayal of Satanists ever tho.
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"The 7th Victim" mixes horror, mystery, occult, and film noir all into one. If you're a fan of any of these genres, I highly recommend this film. You usually can't go wrong with a Val Lewton flick.
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