King of the Zombies
HUMAN SACRIFICES! SAVAGE TORTURE! VOODOO RITES!
During World War II, a small plane somewhere over the Caribbean runs low on fuel and is blown off course by a storm. Guided by a faint radio signal, they crash-land on an island. The passenger, his manservant and the pilot take refuge in a mansion owned by a doctor. The quick-witted yet easily-frightened manservant soon becomes convinced the mansion is haunted by zombies and ghosts.
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Release Date
May 14, 1941
Popularity
1
Director
Jean Yarbrough
Writer
Edmond Kelso
Producer
Lindsley Parsons
Where to Watch
Cast
Dick Purcell
James 'Mac' McCarthy
Joan Woodbury
Barbara Winslow
Mantan Moreland
Jefferson 'Jeff' Jackson
Henry Victor
Dr. Miklos Sangre
John Archer
Bill Summers
Patricia Stacey
Alyce Sangre
Guy Usher
Admiral Wainwright
Marguerite Whitten
Samantha
Leigh Whipper
Momba
Madame Sul-Te-Wan
Tahama
James Davis
Lazarus
Laurence Criner
Dr. Couillie
Josephine Whitten
Native Girl
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CinemaSerf
Now here's an useful fact next time you're playing a game of Trivial Pursuits. Did you know that if a zombie eats salt, then it dies again? Something I learned in this tale of a scientist who lures planes to his remote island where he uses voodoo and zombies to gather intelligence for his government during WWII. A who's who of the cast led by Dick Purcell and Joan Woodbury would be really quite superfluous to this rather daft story; except, that is, for Mantan Moreland - their servant "Jeff", who has all the best lines and plenty of charm as they plod along towards the film's obvious, extremely low budget, conclusion.
