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White Zombie (1932)
Directed by Victor Halperin
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Overview
In Haiti, a wealthy landowner convinces a sorcerer to lure the American woman he has fallen for away from her fiance, only to have the madman decide to keep the woman for himself, as a zombie.
Rated NR | Length 67 minutes
Actors
Bela Lugosi | Madge Bellamy | John Harron | Robert Frazer | Joseph Cawthorn | Frederick Peters | George Burr Macannan | Brandon Hurst | Clarence Muse | Dan Crimmins | John Printz | Claude Morgan | John Fergusson | Annette Stone | Velma Gresham
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/24/2011 | Computer | Streaming | Video on Demand | 2 stars |
| (Average) 2 stars |
Viewing Notes
The first feature-length zombie movie was made in 11 days, and it shows. It’s always interesting to see a genre’s ancestors, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it was better. The dialogue doesn’t flow very well, the actors are practically robots, and the plot resolution is inane.
It also seems as if the director didn’t seem to care about putting out a decent product. For example, in one scene at the 34-minute mark, Dr. Bruner hoses his line three times in a row and after the third says under his breath, “That was better.” It’s both hilarious and sad.
Kudos to WHITE ZOMBIE for bringing in voodoo, using zombies as slaves and Bela Lugosi, but past that there wasn’t much to interest me aside from Lugosi’s eyebrows.
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