Two bumbling press agents must search for a zombie to fulfill a commitment to their ex-gangster boss's new nightclub or face the consequences.Two bumbling press agents must search for a zombie to fulfill a commitment to their ex-gangster boss's new nightclub or face the consequences.Two bumbling press agents must search for a zombie to fulfill a commitment to their ex-gangster boss's new nightclub or face the consequences.
Rudolph Andrean
- High Priest
- (uncredited)
Dick Botiller
- Boss of Cafe
- (uncredited)
Robert Clarke
- Wimp
- (uncredited)
Tom Coleman
- Ship Passenger
- (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
- Nightclub Patron
- (uncredited)
Angela Gomez
- Knife Thrower
- (uncredited)
Robert Haines
- Nightclub Patron
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe jungle scenes were filmed on the sets used for RKO's Tarzan series.
- GoofsAccording to the flyer shown (approximately two minutes in) announcing the opening of the Zombie Hut show, the premier is said to be Friday, May 13th. In 1945, May 13 fell on a Sunday. During the entire decade of the 1940s, Friday, May 13 only occurred in 1949.
- Quotes
Jerry Miles: You see, we're doing some research work on zombies, and he said you could help us.
Dr. Paul Renault: The fool! I know nothing about zombies. I came here to study a strange coconut blight.
Mike Streger: Coconut blight? He said it was a banana blight.
Dr. Paul Renault: Oh, Joseph is color blind.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Aweful Movies with Deadly Earnest: Zombies on Broadway (1969)
Featured review
It's very obvious when you watch this film that RKO was trying to rip off the Abbott and Costello formula. This was due to the incredible success of Abbott and Costello and because RKO's BEST comedy team at the time was the Ritz Brothers--who were about as funny as listening to dial tone on a telephone. While the two leads (Wally Brown and Alan Carney) are NOT all that reminiscent of Bud and Lou in acting and talent, the writing is often dead on the mark (a bad pun, I know). Many times during the movie, I found myself remembering very, very similar dialog and situations in several Abbott and Costello films. And, of all those films, I think this one is closest in style (but certainly not in quality) to ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN.
The duo is assisted in their attempt to overcome mediocrity by teaming them with Bela Lugosi as a mad scientist (I know this role must have really been a major stretch for Bela's talents). While Lugosi is fun in the film, he really doesn't have all that much to do--a bit of a waste of his talents. Also, Anne Jeffreys is the female lead in the film. Oddly, BOTH Jeffreys AND Lugosi were re-teamed just a year later with Brown and Carney in GENIUS AT WORK--you'd have thought that given the very limited success of THIS film they would have tried something different.
So did the attempt to copy the originals succeed? Well, yes and no. Yes, because the film was a diverting and mildly entertaining film--just like a real Abbott and Costello movie. But, a resounding NO because the duo did very few films together and now in the 21st century they are all but forgotten--just an odd little footnote in history. I guess this just goes to show you that "there ain't nothing like the real thing, baby".
The duo is assisted in their attempt to overcome mediocrity by teaming them with Bela Lugosi as a mad scientist (I know this role must have really been a major stretch for Bela's talents). While Lugosi is fun in the film, he really doesn't have all that much to do--a bit of a waste of his talents. Also, Anne Jeffreys is the female lead in the film. Oddly, BOTH Jeffreys AND Lugosi were re-teamed just a year later with Brown and Carney in GENIUS AT WORK--you'd have thought that given the very limited success of THIS film they would have tried something different.
So did the attempt to copy the originals succeed? Well, yes and no. Yes, because the film was a diverting and mildly entertaining film--just like a real Abbott and Costello movie. But, a resounding NO because the duo did very few films together and now in the 21st century they are all but forgotten--just an odd little footnote in history. I guess this just goes to show you that "there ain't nothing like the real thing, baby".
- planktonrules
- Sep 2, 2006
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- Runtime1 hour 9 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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