Teddie Blake The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

Derry Herrera Not sure how, but this is easily one of the best movies all summer. Multiple levels of funny, never takes itself seriously, super colorful, and creative.

Frances Chung Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Dana An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

Prichards12345 Woman Who Came Back is a mild horror movie which manages to be fairly entertaining and has plenty of atmosphere. The story concerns a young woman who finds that an old lady who has sat next to her on a bus may be the ghost of a witch who was executed 300 years earlier. The bus crashes, but the old woman's body cannot be found. Is it possible her spirit now controls our modern day traveller? Nancy Kelly is fine as the young woman who comes to believe she is the reincarnation of a sorceress, and she's ably supported by John Loder and Otto Kruger (previously seen in Dracula's Daughter). There are several memorable scenes here - notably the accidental poisoning of some fish (or is it accidental) and the sequence where a young girl seeking shelter for the night comes to the home of our possible witch, is driven away in fright, and then drifts into a mysterious fever.I enjoyed this film in a mildly diverting way; it holds the attention to the end and even if the "it was all in your mind" trope is dragged out Woman Who Came Back is still worth seeking out if you can find it. In the UK at least it seems to be an extremely obscure little film that doesn't turn up on t.v. at all. Time for a DVD release?

The_Void The Woman Who Came Back is a largely unknown little forties horror film; but it's a rather good one also. The film focuses on witchcraft, and in particular the idea of a witch coming back to avenge her death. This idea would of course go on to be used in many, many films after 1945; but this is one of the earlier examples. The Woman Who Came Back is an eerie horror film that mostly relies on its atmosphere and inventiveness in order to deliver the chills, and this works quite effectively. The plot focuses on a young woman named Lorna Webster who catches a bus back home to Eben Rock. She finds herself sitting next to a cackling old woman, and before she knows it; the bus has been involved in an accident and Lorna is the only survivor. She then goes back to her old house and is reacquainted with her old lover; but she's haunted by the old woman on the bus who told Lorna of an old town legend regarding a witch that swore vengeance on her executioner. One thing leads to another, and Lorna comes to believe she is the reincarnation of that witch...The film is very short at just sixty eight minutes, but this time is used very well and the film doesn't feel rushed or underdone for most of the duration. The plot flows very well too and director Walter Colmes keeps his audience interested by constantly feeding us with new ideas and pieces of information. There isn't a great deal of films about witchcraft (compared to other subgenres) and that's a shame really because it certainly is very interesting. This film manages to get most of things that most people would associate with witchcraft into it; including spells and the witch's familiar, which helps to make the proceedings more interesting. The performances are all very strong; with Nancy Kelly giving a particularly convincing performance in the central role. It's the atmosphere that is the real star, however, and a sequence midway through with a storm is a real standout. The film is good for about the first hour but unfortunately it's let down more than just a little bit by the ending; which does wrap things up a bit too quickly. However, this is still a very good little film and one that I'm sure will please most people with a mind to see it.

mlraymond The only reason I don't rate this film higher is due to the tidy explanation at the end, that wraps everything up a bit too quickly. A little more time spent on the ending would have made this a near perfect movie, but it's really good anyway, in spite of feeling rushed at the end.Cinematography is excellent, with threatening landscapes and buildings. Even the church looks sinister. Clouds, the moon, wind and rain are all used to create a sense of fear and tension, with the most prosaic settings seeming to hold a burden of the past impinging on the present.Writing and performances are top notch, with all the characters believable individuals. Nancy Kelly gives what is perhaps the best performance of her career as the tormented Lorna Webster. The small town atmosphere is well captured and the child actors seem especially natural and not overly cute.There is something almost indefinable about this movie, an odd feeling of being ahead of its time, in a way that predates Twilight Zone and low budget horror movies from the Sixties. It's too bad this movie isn't better known, because it deserves to be seen by anyone interested in classic horror films. It has an almost dream like quality, as if the viewer were drawn into a nightmare of the leading character. One is kept continually wondering, and it never becomes dull or predictable.Often compared to the films of Val Lewton, this movie is a fascinating film in its own right. Well worth seeing if you can find it.

Chris Gaskin The Woman Who Came Back is one of the many low budget horror movies made in the 1940's. Of the ones I've seen, this is one of the best.After surviving a bus crash, a young woman comes back to her home town of Eben Rock and thinks she is a 300 year old witch and blames herself for a series of strange happenings in the town which include the bus crash and making a little girl become ill.This movie is rather creepy at times and includes a thunderstorm and some good photography.The cast includes Nancy Kelly (Tarzan's Desert Mystery, Bad Seed) as the "Witch", Otto Kruger (The Colossus of New York) and John Loder (Now, Voyager).The Woman Who Came Back is a must for old horror fans. See it if you get the chance.Rating: 3 and a half stars out of 5.