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Thirteen Women

1932, Movie, NR, 74 mins

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Loy is a half-Japanese, half-Indian woman forced to leave a college sorority because of 12 racist members. She sets up a plan for revenge using Gordon, an astrologer, to assist her. He comes up with terrifying horoscopes for the assorted victims that frighten the women into doing terrible things. One kills herself, while another murders her husband. The terror continues until Gordon predicts a tragic ending for Loy. She forces him into leaping in front of a subway train through an "evil eye" trick, but his prophecy comes true. After trying to kill Dunne's son with poisoned candy, Loy arouses suspicion in police detective Cortez. He follows her to a train station where she plans to do away with Dunne once and for all but instead she meets her own death fleeing Cortez. Loy is overwhelming in her role, and there are some moments of interesting terror, but ultimately this is implausible and poorly directed. leave a comment
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