Before a planned African expedition, a man's fiancée worries that her father's guest plans to steal one of his rubies. The couple is kidnapped and held prisoner at a mysterious, creepy house.
If you have about an hour and want to see what a 1920s fever dream looks like, Seven Footprints to Satan is your movie. You should watch it if you like old "old dark house" mysteries or if you just want to see how weird movies got before the censors cleaned everything up. If you need a plot that makes total sense, you...
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"If you have about an hour and want to see what a 1920s fever dream looks like, Seven Footprints to Satan is your movie. You should watch it if you like old "old dark house" mysteries or if you just want to see how weird movies got before the censors cleaned everything up. If you need a plot that makes total sense, you are going to hate this. It starts with Jim wanting to go to Africa, but then there is a ruby, and suddenly he is kidnapped. The whole thing takes place in this massive, creepy ma..."
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