To me, this film is completely undeserving of all the hatred it is garnering here at the IMDb. Sure it can come off as dull and sluggish, as most films from this era will, but I found it entertaining, digging beneath the blatant racism toward black people that exists throughout virtually the entire film.Some reviewers are complaining about white people "without make-up" playing black actors. I didn't notice anything of the type going on here, as I could easily distinguish between the black actors and the white actors. There was perhaps one fair-skinned black actor who some idiots might have mistaken for a white man. It was an uncommon thing to have mixed race pictures in 1934, and the other film contained on the sh**ty Alpha Video DVD 'The Devil's Daughter' had an entirely black cast, according to another reviewer. I cannot really be sure which type of "race picture" this is supposed to be, as it seems to liberally switch back and forth between the black and white viewpoints, but I am thinking that it was made at the time for a mainly white audience, which is ironic because another reviewer noted that it was mostly played for blacks.The surviving copy that managed to make it onto that DVD and I think probably the same version existing over at the Internet Archive appears to be about ten minutes incomplete, which to me is a shame as I would have liked some closure on certain scenes which just seem to end very abruptly, like how the film itself does.I haven't seem 'White Zombie' so this film is incomparable to me, but to me, 'Chloe, Love Is Calling You' seems to be set apart from what was standard 1930's style horror films. I found the film to be at times creepy and atmospheric, which I think is one of the things I liked best. Georgette Harvey is really the best thing about this entire picture, and appears very well-suited to play the voodoo priestess Mandy. Those interested in voodoo and the occult in early cinema will probably be the ones to find the most enjoyment out of this one, and while definitely not the best film to come out of it's era, I definitely feel this is a highly underrated and lost gem. Not many people I would recommend this to, but there's gotta be someone out there who can appreciate this film, which was at the time (unintentionally) vile, blatantly racist, and (for it's time) extremely violent. Recommended.CHLOE, LOVE IS CALLING YOU -----6/10

"A young woman of mixed parentage lives in the bayou, raised by a black voodoo priestess who looks to avenge the death of her husband, lynched by an angry white mob. As the tension rises due to the evil plans of the priestess, the young woman finds herself torn between two cultures. Hoping to break free from the control of the woman who raised her, the young woman finds she must confront the priestess in order to save her own life, as well as those the priestess intends to harm," according to the DVD sleeve's synopsis.Voodoo… Hocus-pocus… Racist… Trash! The most astonishing thing about "Chloe, Love Is Calling You" is that it was directed by Marshall Neilan. One of the most well-known filmmakers of the 1920s, Mr. Neilan's films were once eagerly anticipated. He was especially successful in partnership with Mary Pickford (see "Stella Maris"). Beautiful star Olive Borden ended her ten-year film career as "Chloe", unfortunately. It also offers a good look at handsome Reed Howes (as Wade) and handsome Philip Ober (as Jim), who was Vivian Vance's volatile husband (off-screen) during "I Love Lucy".** Chloe, Love Is Calling You (1934) Marshall Neilan ~ Olive Borden, Reed Howes, Philip Ober

It isn't just that it's the most racist movie I've seen in a long time. It's just not very good. You have major parts played by white actors. In black and white, they don't even look dark. Then you have the ridiculous premise where the woman of "white blood" has longings she just can't explain. She is tilting toward her whiteness. Of course, it's obvious who the superior race is here. They lounge with their juleps and order the servants around. The "hero" is a monumental jerk, but he is a white guy. There's lots of talk about the problems of mixing with other races and it's a given, of course. The blacks also dance around doing their voodoo rites, totally "out of control." It's up to the landholder and his rich friends to take care of them. Also, Chloe was raised and loved by these people, but when she is revealed as a one hundred percent white woman, well, you can imagine what they're thinking. I realize how unenlightened people were (and how hateful). But it must have been viewed as a horrible depiction, even back in the 30's. I know that there is an historical perspective that applies here. Maybe we should all see this kind of stuff once in a while.

I agree that the plot and presentation are flawed, however, there is value in seeing how some people perceived certain social situations during an earlier era in our history. Not all people at that time, of course, saw things the same way, nor would they have made the movie in the way that it was done, but I appreciate all the old films because each gives us a short look at things through other eyes.As for the complaint that the NAACP would not like the film, I am not sure about that. Maybe they would see some value in the enhanced exposure of certain attitudes, maybe not.Having grown up in Louisiana, I do think that the voodoo scenes were overdone and the man wrestling with an already dead alligator was pretty hokey, but I was pleased to see some clear water for a change. (I suspect that scene may have been filmed in Florida because by the 1930's we had pretty much ruined our bayous already.)Mike