Time once again to trot our king of the zombies flag, so as to wave it at the top of the poverty row page. South of panama is a 1941 american action film directed by jean yarbrough and written by ben roberts and sidney sheldon. King of the zombies 1941 page 7 classic horror film. King of the zombies 1941 spoilers and bloopers imdb.
They soon discover the mansion is haunted by zombies and find that bizarre voodoo rituals are conducted in the basement. On a spooky island, three stranded travelers find an evil doctor working with foreign spies and in control of zombies. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. King of the zombies 1941 letterboxd your life in film. Yarbrough, the director, went on to later direct a few abbott and costello flicks the ones that flopped. In world war ii, during a storm, a small plane crashes in an island between cuba and porto rico, but the pilot james mac mccarthy dick purcell and his two passengers, bill summers john archer. During world war ii, a capelis xc12 plane somewhere over the caribbean runs low on fuel and is blown off course by a storm. King of the zombies 1941 page 8 classic horror film. Mantan moreland turns this chiller into a hilariously funny film. Along with passenger bill summers john archer and his servant, mac happens upon dr.
King of the zombies is a 1941 american zombie comedy film directed by jean yarbrough and stars dick purcell, joan woodbury, and mantan moreland. As of 2011, remains the only zombierelated film to be nominated for an academy award in any category in this instance, best original score for a dramatic. The film was released on may 2, 1941, by producers releasing corporation. Approved, 1 h 7 min dick purcell, joan woodbury, mantan moreland, henry victor director. Navy pilots dick purcell captain america1944 and john archer destination moon1950 along with mantan moreland the charlie chan films crash land on a caribbean island. A hollywood reporter news item also noted that producer lindsley parsons intended this film to be a satirical treatment of the typical zombie film. King of the zombies was also the career high point for director jean yarbrough, whose previous effort was the devil bat 1940 starring bela lugosi and followed through with house of horrors 1946, shewolf of london 1946, the creeper 1948 and, the final brick in his tomb. The film stars roger pryor, virginia vale, lionel royce, lucien prival, duncan renaldo and lester dorr. This is the kind of movie your racist horror filmloving grandpa is into. Keep mantan morelands joyous spirit in your heart, and welcome in 2015, following the 75th anniversary of this classics first screening.
This supposedly started out as a straight horror film and would be advertised as such. Butin fairness to monogram pictures, the producers of king of the zombies yeesh fancy having to be fair to monogram. Sangres henry victor mansion, where the group is offered lodging. The film was produced by monogram pictures, and was typical of its b films churned out by the pinethomas team. King of the zombies passed 1h 7min adventure, comedy, horror 14 may 1941 usa on a spooky island, three stranded travelers find an evil doctor working with foreign spies and in control of zombies. Read the full synopsis of king of the zombies, 1941, directed by jean yarbrough, with dick purcell, joan woodbury, mantan moreland, at turner classic movies. Support this group and join the adsfree movement to make online forums a. Yes, the cowardly darkie shtick is there, inarguably. King of the zombies was a vehicle written for bella lugosi, when that fell through, they still managed to make one of the better poverty row productions.
Lets watch it, and enjoy our heroes and heroines as they boogaloo just outside of radio range of the bahaymas. With the possible exception of the redressed green hell set, khariss debut looks like a much less expensive production. King of the zombies 1941 film complet en francais a 20170730t02. King of the zombies is a film directed by jean yarbrough with dick purcell, joan woodbury, mantan moreland, henry victor, year. The best version to date is the 1999 roan version double sided disk with king of the zombies on one side and revolt of the zombies on. The doctor is attempting to use the zombies to extract information from the missing. During world war 2, a small plane off the south coast of america is low on fuel and blown off course by a storm. Find out about all the goofs from king of the zombies 1941 on imdb. King of the zombies 1941 support this group and join the adsfree movement to make online forums a better place. Pilot james maccarthy purcell along with bill summers archer, his servant jefferson jackson moreland and barbara winslow woodbury seek refuge in the mansion of dr.
Oltre ad una trama emozionante e una grande storia, king of the zombies contienente caratteri uniche che il film distinguono dagli altri lo stesso genere. King of the zombies was as trashy in 1941 as it is today. This is a good example of how to make a lowbudget film that still has a sleek. King of the zombies was also the career high point for director jean yarbrough, whose previous effort was the devil bat 1940 starring bela lugosi and followed through with house of horrors 1946, shewolf of london 1946, the creeper 1948 and, the final brick in his tomb, the selfexplanatory hillbillies in a haunted house 1967. The year of king of the zombies 1941 also produced citizen. King of the zombies 1941 during world war ii, james mac mccarthy dick purcell is piloting a plane over the caribbean when hes forced to crashland on an island. If you like anything vintage, youll love this channel. King of the zombies 1941 classic horror film board. King of the zombies 1941 bloopers, mistakes, errors in continuity, plot holes, anachronisms, spoilers and more. Overview of king of the zombies, 1941, directed by jean yarbrough, with dick purcell, joan woodbury, mantan moreland, at turner classic movies. A bunch of uncle tom haitian zombies running around an island of an. King of the zombies 1941 film complet en francais film.
Be glad that you dont have to eat the zombie brew, and salt only the popcorn. Sangre is up to no good on his remote island hideaway, scheming to put voodoo to work in the service of the third reich. When the thrill comedy the ghost breakers 1940 with bob hope and paulette goddard became a big hit for paramount, some changes were made. I add full movies, commercials, random stock footage, and much more, every few days. Guided by a faint radio signal, they crashland on an island. Although a chant is heard in the film, it has not been confirmed as the grave digging song. King of the zombies 1941 cast and crew during world war ii, james mac mccarthy dick purcell is piloting a plane over the caribbean when hes forced to crashland on an island. By the zombie master, lee roberts in the middle of 1941 the u. Im sure you guys probably know most of the stuff that i discuss but id love for you guys to check it out and hopefully enjoy.
State osservando per vedere king of the zombies film streaming italiano. The filmmakers planned for the zombies to sing the grave digging song in the film. Though the film has somewhat decently been restored though not as good as the roan version. Made to stay and sleep in the kitchen he shined in the film with frenetic. King of the zombies 1941 page 10 classic horror film. King of the zombies has been ranked 787 times, wins 27. King of the zombies is a 1941 american horror comedy film directed by jean yarbrough and stars dick purcell, joan woodbury, and mantan moreland. Along with flying scenes, the use of zany characters and slapstick efforts were juxtaposed with a spy and zombie story. Throw in king of the zombies and enjoy an hour of real creepy fun.
King of the zombies is his nominated film that youve heard of king of the zombies opens in a plane somewhere between cuba and puerto rico. King of the zombies 1941 posted on march 18, 2016 by lyzmadness. King of the zombies 1941 passed 1h 7min adventure, comedy, horror 14 may 1941 usa on a spooky island, three stranded travelers find an evil doctor working with foreign spies and in control of zombies. In 1941, a capelis xc12 transport aircraft flown by pilot james mac mccarthy dick purcell flying between cuba and puerto rico runs low on fuel and is blown off king of the zombies 1941. I did a film analysis on the historical significance of night of the living dead. King of the zombies 1941 page 9 classic horror film. If youre looking for a zombie bmovie that reveals the dark side of whiteness, check out the 1932 white zombie.
464 214 96 1241 674 1299 202 1518 1413 146 1072 973 540 1030 121 964 688 934 1101 44 306 968 652 461 184 1542 529 53 1423 967 330 355 224 875 1182 1081 1252 276 1388 1305 111 1440 492