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White Zombie (1932)

UNRATED 69 min  -  Horror  -   4 August 1932 (USA)
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A young man turns to a witch doctor to lure the woman he loves away from her fiance, but instead turns her into a zombie slave.

Director:

Victor Halperin

Writer:

Garnett Weston (story), and 2 more credits »
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White Zombie -- A young man turns to a witch doctor to lure the woman he loves away from her fiancé, but instead turns her into a zombie slave.
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Bela Lugosi ...
Madge Bellamy Madge Bellamy ...
Madeline Short Parker
Joseph Cawthorn Joseph Cawthorn ...
Dr. Bruner
Robert Frazer Robert Frazer ...
Charles Beaumont
John Harron John Harron ...
Neil Parker
Brandon Hurst Brandon Hurst ...
Silver
George Burr Macannan George Burr Macannan ...
Von Gelder - Zombie (as George Burr MacAnnan)
Frederick Peters Frederick Peters ...
Chauvin - Zombie
Annette Stone Annette Stone ...
Maid
John Printz John Printz ...
Ledot - Zombie
Dan Crimmins Dan Crimmins ...
Pierre - Witch Doctor
Claude Morgan Claude Morgan ...
Zombie
John Fergusson John Fergusson ...
Zombie
Velma Gresham Velma Gresham ...
Tall Maid
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Storyline

Young couple Madeleine and Neil are coaxed by acquaintance Monsieur Beaumont to get married on his Haitian plantation. Beaumont's motives are purely selfish as he makes every attempt to convince the beautiful young girl to run away with him. For help Beaumont turns to the devious Legendre, a man who runs his mill by mind controlling people he has turned into zombies. After Beaumont uses Legendre's zombie potion on Madeleine, he is dissatisfied with her emotionless being and wants her to be changed back. Legendre has no intention of doing this and he drugs Beaumont as well to add to his zombie collection. Meanwhile, grieving 'widower' Neil is convinced by a local priest that Madeleine may still be alive and he seeks her out. Written by Gary Jackson <garyjack5@cogeco.ca>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Zombie | Wedding | Plantation | Mill | Witch Doctor  | See more »

Taglines:

See them dug from the grave and put to work as slaves to murder! See more »

Genres:

Horror

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

A fehér zombi See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$50,000 (estimated)
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Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | USA: (Roan restoration)  | Canada: (Ontario)

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Photophone Noiseless Recording)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The film was thought lost until its rediscovery in the 1960s. A court battle was fought between film distributor Frank Storace and the estate of Stanley Krellberg, the copyright owner of the film. Storace had wished to produce a restored version of the film but the estate refused him access to original footage in their possession. Storace gave up the court battle and did not win his access to his original footage. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Madeline is removed from the crypt, the pallbearer zombies carry her open casket head first. Cut to the procession going up the hill outside the crypt, she is now feet first. See more »

Quotes

Neil Parker: Surely you don't think she's alive, in the hands of natives. Oh no! Better dead than that.
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Crazy Credits

A huge percentage of this film's credited crew have their names simply
listed under the heading "Art and Technical" with no further identification
of job. See more »

Connections

Featured in The Dark Chronicles (2011) See more »

Soundtracks

"Liebestraum"
(uncredited)
Music by Franz Liszt
Played on piano by Madge Bellamy See more »