Revenge of the Zombies

For 1976 Hong Kong horror film, see Black Magic 2.
Revenge of the Zombies
Directed by Steve Sekely
Produced by Lindsley Parsons
Written by
  • Edmond Kelso
  • Van Norcross
Starring
Cinematography Mack Stengler
Edited by Richard C. Currier
Production
company
Distributed by Monogram Pictures
Release dates
  • September 17, 1943 (1943-09-17)
Running time
 61 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Revenge of the Zombies is a 1943 horror film directed by Steve Sekely, starring John Carradine and Gale Storm. Dr. Max Heinrich von Altermann (John Carradine), is a mad scientist working to create a race of living dead warriors for the Third Reich.

This was a follow-up to the horror-comedy King of the Zombies (1941) with Mantan Moreland reprising his role as Jeff and Madame Sul-Te-Wan returning as a different character.

Plot

After the death of Max's (John Carradine) wife Lila (Veda Ann Borg), he holds a funeral for her. However, he has also turned her into a zombie. He is amazed when Lila show signs of free will and challenges him for control. In the excitement Dr. Keating (Barry Macollum) goes missing after entering a tomb which should not have been entered.

During dinner, Scott Warrington (Mauritz Hugo) finds a radio in Max's cabinet, and figures out that it communicates to Hitler. Max learns of this and gags and ties up Scott. Lazarus (James Baskett), Max's right-hand man, finds a gun. While making soup with Rosella (Sybil Lewis), Jeff (Mantan Moreland) finds Warrington gagged in a closet, and he tells Jeff about the situation. Max discovers this and tries to flee the swamp. Lila and the hordes of zombies pursue Max, and both Max and Lila end up sinking into quicksand.

Cast

Reception

Writing in The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia, Peter Dendle wrote that it is the first zombie film to presume that audiences know what a zombie is. Dendle called it a remake of King of the Zombies and "stock fare from the Monogram horror mill."[1]

References

  1. ↑ Dendle, Peter (2000). The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia. McFarland Publishing. pp. 148–149. ISBN 9780786463671.

External links

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