A Canadian nurse is hired to care for the wife of a sugar plantation owner, who has been acting strangely, on a Caribbean island.
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Cast
| Complete credited cast: | |||
| James Ellison | ... | Wesley Rand | |
| Frances Dee | ... | Betsy Connell | |
| Tom Conway | ... | Paul Holland | |
| Edith Barrett | ... | Mrs. Rand | |
| James Bell | ... | Dr. Maxwell | |
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Christine Gordon | ... | Jessica Holland |
| Theresa Harris | ... | Alma - Maid (as Teresa Harris) | |
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Sir Lancelot | ... | Calypso Singer |
| Darby Jones | ... | Carrefour | |
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Jeni Le Gon | ... | Dancer (as Jeni LeGon) |
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Young Canadian nurse Betsy comes to the West Indies to care for Jessica, the wife of a plantation manager Paul Holland. Jessica seems to be suffering from a kind of mental paralysis as a result of fever. When she falls in love with Paul, Betsy determines to cure Jessica even if she needs to use a voodoo ceremony, to give Paul what she thinks he wants. Written by Ken Yousten <kyousten@bev.net>
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See it happen--right before your startled eyes...in the screen sensation that rips the mask from the darkest secrets of forbidden voodoo! See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
30 April 1943 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Yo dormí con un fantasma See more »Company Credits
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Mono (RCA Sound System)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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Alma - Maid: Yes, Miss Betsy. I mean that.
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(1829-32) (uncredited)
Written by Frédéric Chopin
Played on piano by Tom Conway
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In the script, the fictitious island is very explicitly identified as being owned by the United States. None of these items (such as a prominent American flag flying at the harbor) made it into the film, and items like the island's association with Ontario (where Betsy is from) suggest that it might instead be a current or former British colony. See more »Goofs
When Besty goes to talk with Wes on the porch about an hour into the film, they are both lit by light coming through the louvered door to the left. But, in the next closer shot, that striped lighting pattern disappears. See more »Quotes
Betsy Connell: Are you trying to tell me that the voodoo priest could cure Mrs. Holland?Alma - Maid: Yes, Miss Betsy. I mean that.
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At the beginning, in small letters at the bottom of the screen is this disclaimer: The characters and events depicted in this photoplay are fictional. Any similarity to any persons, living, dead, OR POSSESSED, is entirely coincidental. See more »Connections
Referenced in Best of the Worst: Playing Dangerous 2, the Exterminator, and the Deadliest Prey (2013) See more »Soundtracks
Etude in E Op.10 No.3(1829-32) (uncredited)
Written by Frédéric Chopin
Played on piano by Tom Conway
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The basic plot: A Canadian nurse arrives at the isle of St. Sebastian to take care of a plantation owners mentally entranced and disturbed wife, but once she get's there, she learns more than she should about the family secrets, voodoo , and zombie fever......
The praise: A truly poetic, hypnotizing, and creepy film experience. The poetry of the island traditions, the family mysteries and everything else about the movie is truly evocative and sensitive. There are smatterings of spooky moments throughout, all frightening suggestively, using sound , imagery and implied chills. All classically and romantically constructed and written, a flagon of longing, taste, and character in every little detail. Well-shot, especially the impressive voodoo ceremony. Very atmospheric, with black& white used to enhance the mood, as in all Lewton movies. Watch for calypso singer Sir Lancelot, who Lewton also used in " Curse of the Cat People", an equally poetic movie, which I also have reviewed. A masterpiece of the horror film, it has many scenes which take together the essential elements of suspense and atmosphere , sound and imagery , such as Dee traveling to the voodoo ceremony. A must-see. Very hard-to-find. The only way I could find it was to order a copy of an unauthorized copy of it from Canada.Truly great.