Obeah

Obeah (1935)

A sailor, known as the Adventurer, searching for a lost American explorer discovers him being held hostage on a remote island in the South Sea. The man is held captive by the island's natives, who have placed him under a voodoo spell known as "obeah.

Date of release
1935-02-01
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 15m
Genres
Horror
Director
F. Herrick Herrick

Casting

Interesting facts

Obeah! is a 1935 American horror film directed by F. Herrick Herrick and starring Jean Brooks and Phillips Lord. In the United Kingdom, the film was released under the title The Mystery Ship. It is believed to be a lost film, as no copies of it are known to exist.

Production

The film was produced by the New York City-based production company Arcturus Pictures. Based on a story by director F. Herrick Herrick, the film's script was written by Robert Carse, the film's production began in June 1934 and lasted several weeks. The film was shot on location in Kingston, Jamaica.

An additional article published in Film Daily claimed the film's shoot lasted a total of eleven months, shot on a worldwide cruise that stopped in over twenty countries. Later trade reports reported the shoot had only lasted four months. The ship's crew as well as various unknown performers appear in the film. Scenes were filmed at Papine and Port Royal, alongside interior shots in downtown Kingston bars.

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