King of the Zombies

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Movie Info

During World War II, James "Mac" McCarthy (Dick Purcell) is piloting a plane over the Caribbean when he's forced to crash-land on an island. Along with passenger Bill Summers (John Archer) and his servant, Mac happens upon Dr. Sangre's (Henry Victor) mansion, where the group is offered lodging. The visitors soon uncover Sangre's terrifying secret when they see him performing voodoo on a group of zombies in the cellar. The men must escape with Sangre's niece (Joan Woodbury) in tow.

Genre:

horror
Original Language:

English
Director:

Jean Yarbrough
Producer:

Lindsley Parsons
Writer:

Edmond Kelso
Release Date (Streaming):

Oct 4, 2013
Runtime:

1h 7m
Production Co:

Monogram Pictures Corporation

Cast & Crew

Dick Purcell
James "Mac" McCarthy

Joan Woodbury
Barbara Winslow

Henry Victor
Dr. Miklos Sangre

Mantan Moreland
Jefferson "Jeff" Jackson

John Archer
Bill Summers

Patricia Stacey
Alyce Sangre

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Critic Reviews for King of the Zombies

Lackluster zombie farce.

December 10, 2007 | Rating: C | Full Review…

Dennis Schwartz
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A work of slapped-together, audience-pleasing basics.

October 13, 2007 | Rating: C+ | Full Review…

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Audience Reviews for King of the Zombies

Mar 12, 2013

Three men crash land their plane on a Caribbean island where a doctor with a German accent is secretly creating a mini-army of "sombies." As the cowardly black butler, Mantan Moreland steals the show ("zombies is dead folks what's too lazy to lay down"); his role is stereotypical minstrel show stuff, but his delivery is killer, and he's the only living thing in the otherwise brain-dead movie.

Greg S Super Reviewer
Sep 05, 2008

Hilarious, racist and just a hoot to watch. Reminds of the old Stooges shorts when they were staying in a haunted house. Not much on horror here, so skip it if you're looking for that.

Tim S Super Reviewer
Apr 18, 2007

Such a poorly made and politically incorrect movie. This is the kind of movie your racist horror film-loving grandpa is into. A bunch of Uncle Tom Haitian zombies running around an island of an evil Nazi genius. You might get a laugh out of it if nothing else...

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