The Seventh Victim (1943)

Mary Gibson (Kim Hunter) attends boarding school, but the money from home has dried up because her fey sister has gone missing. She travels to New York and tracks her down, uncovering a vat of vipers.

Another atmospheric feature from RKO produced by Val Lewton. His last for RKO. While there are horror elements (Satanists!) it's really more of a noir movie. A lot of people consider this a masterpiece, but it's not. It's got parts of a masterpiece, but studio interference prevented Lewton & Robson (the director) from pulling another classic out of Lewton's hat. What we're left with is a moody, dark, dark movie.

6/10