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1941 Horror

King of the Zombies is a 1941 American zombie comedy film directed by Jean Yarbrough and starring Dick Purcell, Joan Woodbury, and Mantan Moreland. The film was produced by Monogram Pictures, and was typical of its B films produced by the Pine-Thomas team. Along with flying scenes, the use of zany characters and slapstick efforts were juxtaposed with a spy and zombie story.

Plot

In 1941, a Capelis XC-12 transport aircraft flown by pilot James "Mac" McCarthy (Dick Purcell) flying between Cuba and Puerto Rico runs low on fuel and is blown off course by a storm. McCarthy, unable to pick up any radio transmissions over the Caribbean, hears a faint radio signal. After crash-landing on a remote island, his passenger Bill Summers (John Archer) and his black manservant/valet, Jefferson Jackson (Mantan Moreland) take refuge in a mansion owned by Dr. Miklos Sangre (Henry Victor) and his wife Alyce (Patricia Stacey).

The quick-witted yet easily frightened manservant soon becomes convinced the mansion is haunted by zombies and confirms this with some of Dr. Sangre's hired helps. With the assistance of Barbara Winslow (Joan Woodbury), the stranded group begins to find out what mysterious events are taking place in the mansion.

Whilst exploring, the group stumbles upon a voodoo ritual in the cellar. It is being conducted by the doctor, who is in reality a foreign spy, trying to acquire war intelligence from a captured US Admiral whose aircraft had also crashed on the island. McCarthy comes under the doctor's spell but Summers comes to his aid. Information is being transmitted to Barbara, but Summers stops the ritual. The interruption causes the zombies to turn on their master. Sangre shoots the pilot but falls into a firepit and dies. With Sangre dead, all the zombies are released from his spell.

Cast

Dick Purcell as James "Mac" McCarthy
Joan Woodbury as Barbara Winslow
Mantan Moreland as Jefferson "Jeff" Jackson
Henry Victor as Dr. Miklos Sangre
John Archer as Bill Summers
Patricia Stacey as Alyce Sangre
Guy Usher as Admiral Arthur Wainwright
Marguerite Whitten as Samantha, the Maid
Leigh Whipper as Momba, the Butler
Madame Sul-Te-Wan as Tahama, the Cook and High Priestess
James Davis (credited as Jimmy) as Lazarus, a Zombie
Laurence Criner as Dr. Couillie