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The Seventh Victim (1943) Infused with confused lesbian undertones, The Seventh Victim (1943) is a fascinating horror film, which sits as neatly in the film noir style as it does in the canon of early horror thrillers. It is true to say that of all the common genres of film we know as standard, horror was not a large field in the 1940s.
Aug 5, 2019 · “The Seventh Victim” caught in a poetic way the arty Village atmosphere of the time and the feelings of doom the characters all felt. There was also an eerie shower scene that predates Psycho’s, showing the threatening figure of Mrs. Redi wearing a hat and casting her shadow on Mary’s shower curtain — it makes her look like a Satanic ...
Aug 7, 2023 · The Seventh Victim (1943), one of the lesser-seen entries in the Lewton cycle, is about loneliness, the depression that stems from it, and suicidal ideation. It externalizes the inner struggles ...
The Seventh Victim is a 1943 American horror film directed by Mark Robson, and starring Tom Conway, Jean Brooks, Isabel Jewell, Kim Hunter, and Hugh Beaumont. Written by DeWitt Bodeen and Charles O'Neal, and produced by Val Lewton for RKO Radio Pictures, the film focuses on a young woman who stumbles on an underground cult of devil worshippers in Greenwich Village, New York City, while ...
Nov 20, 2000 · Certainly, The Seventh Victim is one Lewton film that has been acclaimed whenever it has been seen. And it was influential – its’ effect on Rosemary’s Baby (1968) is unmistakeable. Its’ relative obscurity can perhaps be attributed to its taking up an audacious topic like Satanism during a time of strong censorship.
May 30, 2023 · The Seventh Victim is an emotional, dark, unsettling read which fans of slow burn mysteries will enjoy. The characters are well-written and play their parts well, the plot is compelling from start to finish and the setting of Skegness made an interesting change.
- Michael Wood
May 27, 2020 · The Seventh Victim's cast has a few familiar faces, including Lewton mainstay Tom Conway, lifelong actor Isabel Jewell, and a pre-Leave It to Beaver Hugh Beaumont. It was also the screen debut of Kim Hunter, who would later become best known for her role as Stella in A Streetcar Named Desire .
