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5.2/10
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On a spooky island, three stranded travelers find an evil doctor working with foreign spies and in control of zombies.On a spooky island, three stranded travelers find an evil doctor working with foreign spies and in control of zombies.On a spooky island, three stranded travelers find an evil doctor working with foreign spies and in control of zombies.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 nomination total
James Davis
- Lazarus
- (as Jimmy Davis)
Laurence Criner
- Dr. Couillie
- (as Lawrence Criner)
Elias English
- Zombie
- (uncredited)
Darby Jones
- Zombie
- (uncredited)
Edward Patrick
- Zombie
- (uncredited)
Thomas Sherman
- Zombie
- (uncredited)
Josephine Whitten
- Native Girl
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaAs of 2011, remains the only zombie-related film to be nominated for an Academy Award in any category (in this instance, Best Original Score for a Dramatic Picture).
- GoofsDr. Sangre tells Mac that his sleeping quarters adjoin Bill's, but later in the film Bill and Mac are seen sharing a bed, with no explanation.
- Quotes
Jefferson 'Jeff' Jackson: [Squeezing between two hypnotized "zombies"] Move over, boys, I'm one of the gang now.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Terror! Theatre: King of the Zombies (1957)
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This film (along with "Dr. X" & "Night Monster") rank as my all-time fave Top Three! (I own over 1k films)!
Why? That "Master of Scared-Reaction Comedy", Mantan Moreland takes an (other-wise) dull film & adds a lot of "zip" into it! I think this was his finest role! He does MUCH to improve a cast who's acting (especially the two "heros") is as "wooden" as the zombies themselves!
My favorite line is when the "hero" & Mantan are walking through a dark secret passage, holding a torch. Voodoo drums begin to sound. "What's that?", says the Hero. "I dunno", answers Mantan, "...but it ain't GENE KRUPA!". A scream!
This film WILL offend the "Politically Correct" as "degrading Negro stereotypes", but these people have to realise that Morelan was a Comic GENIUS who also played these "scared reaction" comedy roles for BLACK directors, and the Black Movie-Going Community of the 30's and 40's.
You MUST SEE this film, if only for Mantan's marvellous comedy!
Why? That "Master of Scared-Reaction Comedy", Mantan Moreland takes an (other-wise) dull film & adds a lot of "zip" into it! I think this was his finest role! He does MUCH to improve a cast who's acting (especially the two "heros") is as "wooden" as the zombies themselves!
My favorite line is when the "hero" & Mantan are walking through a dark secret passage, holding a torch. Voodoo drums begin to sound. "What's that?", says the Hero. "I dunno", answers Mantan, "...but it ain't GENE KRUPA!". A scream!
This film WILL offend the "Politically Correct" as "degrading Negro stereotypes", but these people have to realise that Morelan was a Comic GENIUS who also played these "scared reaction" comedy roles for BLACK directors, and the Black Movie-Going Community of the 30's and 40's.
You MUST SEE this film, if only for Mantan's marvellous comedy!
- norm.vogel@verizon.net
- Jul 14, 2003
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- Also known as
- El rey de los zombies
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- Runtime1 hour 7 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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