'' Supernatural '' reunited the Halperin brothers with their crew they had on '' White Zombie '' . This included screenwriter Garnett Weston and cinematographer Arthur Martinelli . They also had Oliver Lodge aboard as a technical director . Madge Bellamy wrote in her autobiography that the Halperin Brothers tried to get her from Paramount Studios for the lead role , but the studio insisted on signing Carole Lombard from Fox Studios . According to Bellamy , Lombard resented her role in the film as " her forte was comedy . " Lombard 's resentment towards the film often led to arguments on the set with Halperin . The 1933 Long Beach earthquake hit while filming which caused the cast and crew to run from the studio set shrieking in fright
1933 Long Beach earthquake
1933 Long Beach earthquake
Supernatural (film)