Val Lewton, one of the greatest horror
producers of all time, who did so much with so little, returns to Horrorfest
with THE SEVENTH VICTIM. This 1943 noir horror was directed by Mark Robson and
is yet another example of Lewton's style: leave a lot to the imagination and
still deliver.
Kim Hunter stars as a young woman who leaves
her boarding school to look into the disappearance of her only living relative,
her sister (Jean Brooks) who lives in New York. She arrives in the city to find
her sister's company has been sold, there's an ominous noose hanging in her
apartment, and to her surprise, meets her sister's secret husband (Hugh
Beaumont).
A detective looking into the disappearance
turns up dead and it isn't long before it becomes clear Hunter and co. are
dealing with a group of Satanists! Why'd they disappear Hunter's sister? Who
were the first 6 victims? Will Hunter be the 7th?
Well, that'd be a spoiler, wouldn't it? I will
say this: the flick has an even more downbeat ending than your average
post-code noir, and that makes it even more badass than it already was. If you
like shadowy cinematography and serpentine plots, you'll love this one.
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