King of the Zombies

1941

Adventure / Comedy / Horror

8
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 41% · 2 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 41% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 5.2/10 10 2730 2.7K

voodoo slapstick comedy zombie mansion

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Plot summary

During World War II, a small plane somewhere over the Caribbean runs low on fuel and is blown off course by a storm. Guided by a faint radio signal, they crash-land on an island. The passenger, his manservant and the pilot take refuge in a mansion owned by a doctor. The quick-witted yet easily-frightened manservant soon becomes convinced the mansion is haunted by zombies and ghosts.

Director

Jean Yarbrough Photo
Jean Yarbrough

Top cast

John Archer Photo
John Archer as Bill Summers
Dick Purcell Photo
Dick Purcell as James McCarthy
Elias English Photo
Elias English as Zombie
Patricia Stacey Photo
Patricia Stacey as Alyce Sangre
720p.WEB 1080p.WEB
591.37 MB
958*720
English 2.0
NR
us  
25 fps
1 hr 4 min
Seeds 7
1.07 GB
1438*1080
English 2.0
NR
us  
25 fps
1 hr 4 min
Seeds 15

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by michaelRokeefe 5 / 10

A zombie chiller.

Reviewed by pam-lunn 5 / 10

Mantan Moreland is a hoot

This little gem of a movie is actually better than it should be considering it is a Monogram picture with a low budget and unfortunate racial stereotypes which were typical for the early 1940's.Mantan Moreland is the star of this picture. He was a great comedic actor who was stereotyped into playing the dimwitted servant in most of his movies, but he really shines in this picture. I laughed out loud when he tells his boss that he had been "zombiefied". Every scene he is in he steals. This picture was billed as a horror movie, but it is actually a comedy. There is nothing remotely scary about the plot, which involves a German doctor who has taken over an island and is turning the natives into zombies while trying to get classified secrets from a captured American admiral through the use of hypnosis. I really enjoyed this movie despite the cheap sets, silly plot and racial stereotypes. If you want a good laugh on a Saturday afternoon, then pop some popcorn and sit back and enjoy Mantan Moreland. He more than makes up for this movie's deficiencies.
Reviewed by stevehaynie 6 / 10

Mantan Moreland was great!

Mantan Moreland really shines in this movie. He was a great character actor, and he had a LOT of screen time in King Of The Zombies. He wasn't a supporting character in King Of The Zombies; his part was equal among the main players and his name shared equal billing in the opening credits. Forget what others say about racial stereotyping and enjoy his performance. The man worked with what he was given and took it to as much of a polished performance as possible. Blame Hollywood, not the actor, if you don't like his performance. His takes and reactions were superb. Smiley Burnette and Lou Costello did the same thing in "scary" situations, but Mantan Moreland had a flair for the comedy take that set him apart. He really was great on screen.King Of The Zombies itself is not the best for a mystery/adventure movie from the time period, but it has the right feel for the time period if you like old movies. All the right elements are there for a fun movie. Why it doesn't really work better is a mystery. Don't expect too much and you will have a good time watching this one.
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