Revenge of the Zombies

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Revenge of the Zombies

Released Sep 17, 1943

1h 1m

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Scott Warrington (Mauritz Hugo) returns to his childhood home in Louisiana after learning that his deceased sister, Lila (Veda Ann Borg), may have been poisoned. He brings a detective (Robert Lowery) with him, and they switch identities to protect Scott. At first, they find only Lila's sad husband, Dr. von Altermann (John Carradine). Secretly, however, von Altermann is a Nazi who has been perfecting a way to turn the dead, including Lila, into an army of zombies who will serve Hitler.

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Matt Brunson

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Sloppiness ensues, as much on the part of the scripters as on the demented doctor.

Rated: 1.5/4

Nov 30, 2024

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Dennis Schwartz

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Is about as much fun as playing with a Gestapo agent who is torturing you.

Rated: C

Dec 8, 2008

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Listed by TCM as: "A mad bayou doctor makes zombies for Hitler after practising on his wife." That pretty much says it all. (Still, a fun watch for fans of b-horror!)

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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No scares and no thrills and some very stereo typical characters in this thankfully short film

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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Is this real or is this pretend!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Wow. I sure expected more out of this. I thought it was going to be a scary eerie film rather than the comedy-thriller I got. I know these aren't the flesh-eating "Night of the Living Dead" zombies, but would it have killed them to make it a LITTLE bit scary? White Zombie was made a full decade before this, and it has GREAT zombies, plus a really spooky atmosphere and tone. Ditto for I Walked With a Zombie. This had a feel and score that reminded me of Spider Baby (a very weird but entertaining horror-comedy), including Mantan Moreland as comic (?) relief. John Carradine in the "mad scientist" role didn't help. Besides Grapes of Wrath, was that guy EVER in a GOOD movie? I don't think he ever said "no" to ANYTHING. Big disappointment.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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Cashing in on the Zombie storm of the 30's and 40's - not lending much to Seabrooks' Magic Island just trying to make a quick buck - really poor but again is all part of the evolution of the zombie cinema

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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A little campy, and a bit politically uncorrect. This movie could stand a Hollywood remake. After all, thats what Hollywood does now, remake other films.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Steve Sekely

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John Carradine

Dr. Max Heinrich von Aldermann

Robert Lowery

Larry Adams

Veda Ann Borg

Lila von Aldermann

Gale Storm

Jennifer Rand

Mantan Moreland

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Synopsis

Scott Warrington (Mauritz Hugo) returns to his childhood home in Louisiana after learning that his deceased sister, Lila (Veda Ann Borg), may have been poisoned. He brings a detective (Robert Lowery) with him, and they switch identities to protect Scott. At first, they find only Lila's sad husband, Dr. von Altermann (John Carradine). Secretly, however, von Altermann is a Nazi who has been perfecting a way to turn the dead, including Lila, into an army of zombies who will serve Hitler.

Director: Steve Sekely
Producer: Lindsley Parsons
Screenwriter: Edmond Kelso, Van Norcross
Production Co: Lindsley Parsons Productions
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 17, 1943, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 16, 2008
Runtime: 1h 1m

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