King of the Zombies
by Jean Yarbrough
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Actor: Dick Purcell, Henry Victor, Joan Woodbury, John Archer, Mantan MorelandDirector: Jean Yarbrough
Cinematographer: Mack Stengler
Editor: Richard C. Currier
Producer: Lindsley Parsons
Writer: Edmond Kelso
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Black & White, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 67 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-01-22
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Alpha Video
Movie Reviews of King of the Zombies
Movie Review: MANTAN MAKES THIS FUN MONOGRAM FARCE GO
Summary: 4 Stars
During WWII, a Govt, Agent Bill summers (John Archer) is searching for an admiral whose plan went down somewhere in the Caribbean. He's accompanied by the search plane pilot "Mac" (Dick Purcell) and his servant Jeff Jackson(Mantan Moreland).
While searching, their own plane goes down and crashes into a cemetary on an island. They are taken into the residence by Dutch Dr. Sangre who claims to have fled there from the Nazis. He's accompanied by his wife who walks around in a trance-like state.
Not only that, but there's several black zombies skulking about the creepy house that only Jeff ever seems to encounter. It's soon revealed that Dr. Sangre is a nazi conspirator who has the Admiral captured and is using a voodoo priestess to try and get sensitive military info out of him.
Along the way Jeff get's "Zombie-fied" by the doctor in the movie's funniest bit. This film really seemed to be a vehicle for Lugosi in the role of the mad doctor Sangre but Henry Victor does an admirable job.
Mantan steals the show with his one-liners and really brings some life to the film. Purcell is ok as the pilot but Archer is REALLY wooden as the would-be hero.
Yes it is a bit racially stereotyped as Jeff his told that he cannot stay in a guest room and must instead stay with the other black servants. But instead of running it down lets rememeber the era that the film was made in. No one should much feel sorry for Mantan Moreland as he steals virtually every scene he's in.
The film is no gem but has some fairly atmospheric creepiness and better than average Monogram film.
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