King of the Zombies (1941)

Directed by

Jean Yarbrough

Genre

comedy horror, zombie film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 07m

Rated

NR

Rating

5.2 of 10 from 55 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A plane crashes on a strange island during a storm. The passengers seek shelter in a mansion where the owner uses voodoo to control zombies.

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What happens

King of the Zombies is a 1941 American zombie comedy film directed by Jean Yarbrough and starring Dick Purcell, Joan Woodbury, and Mantan Moreland. The film was produced by Monogram Pictures, and was typical of its B films produced by the Pine-Thomas team. Along with flying scenes, the use of zany characters and slapstick efforts were juxtaposed with a spy and zombie story. In the film, a transport aircraft crash-lands on a remote island during a storm. The passengers take refuge in a local mansion, and discover that the owner controls zombies through use of voodoo. The role of the villainous Dr. Miklos Sangre was intended for Bela Lugosi, who was unavailable. The first choice to replace him was Peter Lorre, but negotiations with him failed. Henry Victor was then cast in the role. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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