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4 August 1932 (USA)
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The Dead Walk Among Us! more
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A young man turns to a witch doctor to lure the woman he loves away from her fiance, but instead turns her into a zombie slave. full summary | add synopsis
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Zombie Slave
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(9 articles)
Badasses of Horror: Part One
(From Fangoria. 5 November 2009, 4:34 PM, PST)
Bela Lugosi And Boris Karloff: The Expanded Story Of A Haunting Collaboration (Book Review)
(From Fangoria. 20 October 2009, 1:50 AM, PDT)
(From Fangoria. 5 November 2009, 4:34 PM, PST)
Bela Lugosi And Boris Karloff: The Expanded Story Of A Haunting Collaboration (Book Review)
(From Fangoria. 20 October 2009, 1:50 AM, PDT)
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Better than you would expect it to be.....
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Bela Lugosi | ... | 'Murder' Legendre |
 | Madge Bellamy | ... | Madeleine Short Parker |
| Joseph Cawthorn | ... | Dr. Bruner |
| Robert Frazer | ... | Charles Beaumont |
| John Harron | ... | Neil Parker |
| Brandon Hurst | ... | Silver |
| George Burr Macannan | ... | Von Gelder (as George Burr MacAnnan) |
| Frederick Peters | ... | Chauvin |
| Annette Stone | ... | Maid |
| John Printz | ... | Ledot |
| Dan Crimmins | ... | Pierre |
| Claude Morgan | ... | Zombie |
| John Fergusson | ... | Zombie |
| Velma Gresham | ... | Maid |
| Hans Joby | ... | Chauvin (as John S. Peters) |
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69 min | USA:67 min (Roan restoration) | Canada:85 min (Ontario)
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (RCA Photophone Noiseless Recording)
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Canada:G (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Quebec) |
Australia:PG |
UK:A (original rating) |
UK:PG (video rating) (1991) |
USA:Unrated
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Continuity: When Madeline sees Legendre's face in her wine, she begins to set the glass down with both hands, mostly using her left. In the next shot, her right hand holds the cup and her left is on the table. Also, the position of her head changes between shots, from looking slightly up to looking directly ahead.
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Featured in Ernest Scared Stupid (1991)
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Bridal Chorus (Here Comes the Bride)
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....not exactly a lost masterpiece, but more than worthy of viewing.
I agree w/ some of the others here--it's basically a silent movie w/ added dialogue here and there-check out the wild over-acting on the part of the Zombies(lurch around w/ bug eyes etc), Bela(just a bit) and the two lead guys the lover and the obsessive. They're basically '20's actors held over from what I saw, overly mannered etc.
I enjoyed the china doll look of the blonde, thought that the wipes/dissolves/matte shots were innovative for 1932, and agree that the tone is indeed quite effective and eerie. All those shots of the hillside graveyard w/ the zombies lurching along its top are nicely done.
What was w/ having just the one black actor and then a couple more in blackface? I don't get it. It's not like you can't tell....
Bela is fine here--a few too many 2" closeups but not a bad performance, as always he can project the evil as few ever could. I liked the zombies-as-mill-workers part, that certainly stands out.
Overall, if you are a Bela fan or like '30's horror flix, do check it out. It's slowish and dated as hell, but you won't be let down if you keep it's era/genre in mind as you watch.
*** outta ****