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Title: King of the Zombies (1941)
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Dick Purcell | ... | James McCarthy | |
| Joan Woodbury | ... | Barbara Winslow | |
| Mantan Moreland | ... | Jeff | |
| Henry Victor | ... | Dr. Miklos Sangre | |
| John Archer | ... | Bill Summers | |
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Patricia Stacey | ... | Alyce Sangre |
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Guy Usher | ... | Adm. Wainwright |
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Marguerite Whitten | ... | Samantha |
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Leigh Whipper | ... | Momba |
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Madame Sul-Te-Wan | ... | Tahama |
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James Davis | ... | Lazarus (as Jimmy Davis) |
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Laurence Criner | ... | Dr. Couillie (as Lawrence Criner) |
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During World War 2, a small plane off the south coast of America is low on fuel and blown off course by a storm. Guided by a faint radio signal, they crashland on an island. The passenger, his manservant and the pilot take refuge in a mansion owned by a doctor. The easily-spooked manservant soon becomes convinced the mansion is haunted by zombies and ghosts. Exploring, the 3 find a voodoo ritual in the cellar, where the doctor is trying to acquire war intelligence by transferring personalities into his zombies. But the interruption causes the zombies to turn on their creator. Written by Cynan Rees <cynanrees@hotmail.com>
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
14 May 1941 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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1.37 : 1
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Jefferson 'Jeff' Jackson: If there's one thing that I wouldn't want to be twice, zombies is both of 'em.See more »
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When a plane crashes on a remote South American island during a bad storm, the planes three occupants find themselves in a doctor's mansion where strange things appear to be going on. The pilot, a government guy and his manservant must get to the bottom of the zombies appearance on the island and the doctors' sinister plan involving them.
Jean (The Devil Bat) Yarbrough's direction is quick and sure in the funny, underappreciated gem from the early 1940's. The film moves along after a very snappy pace and never drags. Not high on production value, loved the cheesy model of the plane crash in the beginning, King has a very high energy level thanks to the hilarious antics of the always entertaining Mantan (Spider Baby) Moreland. Easily the highlight of the film Moreland's bug-eyed often off-color schtick made this rather routine film is loads of fun. Good fun for anyone who likes a classic voodoo zombie kind of film with an outstanding comedy performance.