
Voodoo Island (1957)
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- Approved
- 1h 16min
- Drama, Horror
- Feb 1957 (USA)
- Movie
A scholarly type is asked to investigate the possible island site for a large resort hotel--an island rumored to be infested with zombies.
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Cast verified as complete
Boris Karloff | ... |
Phillip Knight
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Beverly Tyler | ... |
Sarah Adams
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Murvyn Vye | ... |
Barney Finch
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Elisha Cook Jr. | ... |
Martin Schuyler
(as Elisha Cook)
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Rhodes Reason | ... |
Matthew Gunn
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Jean Engstrom | ... |
Claire Winter
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Friedrich von Ledebur | ... |
Native Chief
(as Frederich Ledebur)
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Glenn Dixon | ... |
Mitchell
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Owen Cunningham | ... |
Howard Carlton
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Herbert Patterson | ... |
Dr. Wilding
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Gerald Frank | ... |
Vickers
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Adam West | ... |
Weather Station #4 Radio Operator (uncredited)
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Directed by
Reginald Le Borg | ... | (as Reginald LeBorg) |
Written by
Richard H. Landau | ... | (written by) (as Richard Landau) |
Produced by
Howard W. Koch | ... | producer |
Aubrey Schenck | ... | executive producer |
Edwin F. Zabel | ... | executive producer (uncredited) |
Music by
Les Baxter |
Cinematography by
William Margulies | ... | (photography) |
Editing by
John F. Schreyer |
Production Design by
Jack T. Collis |
Makeup Department
Ted Coodley | ... | makeup artist |
Mary Westmoreland | ... | hair stylist |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Paul Wurtzel | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
Arden Cripe | ... | property master |
Sound Department
Charles Cooper | ... | sound re-recordist |
Joe Edmondson | ... | sound mixer |
Charles G. Schelling | ... | sound editor |
Special Effects by
Louis DeWitt | ... | special photographic effects |
Jack Rabin | ... | special photographic effects |
Milt Rice | ... | special effects: plant monsters (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Ben Colman | ... | camera operator |
Joseph Edesa | ... | lighting technician (as Joe Edesa) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Angela Alexander | ... | wardrobe |
Wesley Jeffries | ... | wardrobe (as Wesley V. Jefferies) |
Music Department
Carlo Lodato | ... | music editor |
Samuel Hoffman | ... | musician: theremin (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Kathleen Fagan | ... | script supervisor |
Production Companies
Distributors
- United Artists (1957) (United States) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1957) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Cari Releasing Corporation (1962) (United States) (theatrical) ( re-release; as "Secret Death")
- MGM Home Entertainment (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2005) (United States) (DVD) (with "The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake")
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Storyline
Plot Summary |
A wealthy industrialist hires the renowned hoax-buster Phillip Knight to prove that an island he plans to develop isn't voodoo cursed. However, arriving on the island, Knight soon realizes that voodoo does exist when he discovers man-eating plants and a tribe of natives with bizarre powers.
Written by Jeremy Lunt |
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Taglines | A SPINE-CHILLING HORROR HIT!!!! (original print ad - all caps) See more » |
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Budget | $150,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | Film debut of Adam West. See more » |
Goofs | The island is supposedly uninhabited, but when rushing to investigate Claire's scream the characters run down a dirt road with recognizable vehicle tire tracks on it. In the next scene they follow an obviously human made path to the side of a lake. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Voodoo Island (1968). See more » |
Quotes |
Matthew Gunn:
I haven't been close to a woman for a long time. Claire Winter: Let's keep it that way, shall we? You stay out of my world and I'll stay out of yours. Matthew Gunn: That wasn't my idea. Claire Winter: It was mine. Matthew Gunn: What is your world? Claire Winter: Very private, Mr. Gunn. Very exclusive. Matthew Gunn: And very special too. Claire Winter: VERY special. See more » |