Nurse Betsy Conwell takes up a position on the West Indies island of St Sebastian tending Jessica, the wife of plantation owner Paul Holland, whose mind has been burned out by a tropical disease. Betsy falls in love with the melancholy Paul and seeks to help him by finding a cure for Jessica. Believing that the native witch doctors might be able to help, one night Betsy leads Jessica through the plantations to a voodoo ritual. Afterwards however, the natives become obsessed with Jessica and try to lead her back to them by voodoo. Betsy comes to realize that Jessica's condition might not be a disease, but instead caused by voodoo.
USA. 1943.
Director - Jacques Tourneur,
Screenplay - Curt Siodmak & Ardel Wray,
Story - Inez Wallace,
Producer - Val Lewton,
Photography (b&w) - J. Roy Hunt,
Music - Roy Webb,
Art Direction - Albert S. D'Agostino & Walter E. Keller.
Production Company - RKO.
Cast:
Frances Dee (Betsy Conwell),
Tom Conway (Paul Holland),
Christine Gordon (Jessica Holland),
Edith Barrett (Mrs Rand),
James Ellison (Wesley Rand),
James Bell (Dr Maxwell),
Darby Jones (Carre Four)
1943 - supernatural horror - 69 min - black and white - 35mm
English with French subtitles
Source:
http://strasbourgfestival.com/2010/?p=119