King of the Zombies
HUMAN SACRIFICES! SAVAGE TORTURE! VOODOO RITES!
1941 | 67m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Jean Yarbrough |
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| Writer: | Edmond Kelso |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | May 14, 1941 |
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| Director: | Jean Yarbrough |
| Writer: | Edmond Kelso |
| Genres: | Comedy, Horror |
| Keywords | voodoo, slapstick comedy, zombie, mansion |
| Production Companies | Monogram Pictures, Sterling Productions Inc. |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Edmond Kelso | Story, Screenplay |
| Edward J. Kay | Music Director, Music |
| Mack Stengler | Director of Photography |
| Charles Clague | Art Direction |
| William R. Fox | Sound Designer, Sound Director |
| Glenn Rominger | Sound Designer, Sound Director |
| Dave Milton | Set Designer |
| Jean Yarbrough | Director |
| Richard C. Currier | Editor |
| Mack V. Wright | Production Manager |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Lindsley Parsons | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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| 2025 | 9 | 726 | 748 |
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.