White Zombie

"Stranger things are happening than you ever dreamed of!"

Aug 4 1932 Passed 1h 9m
Horror

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.

Plot

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

Garnett Weston, William B. Seabrook

Directed by

Victor Halperin

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Victor & Edward Halperin Productions, United Artists

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
12,138
Average Rating
6.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA