While traveling to New York, the young couple Madeleine Short Parker (Madge Bellamy) and her fiancé Neil Parker (John Harron) are convinced by their new acquaintance Charles Beaumont (Robert Frazer) to stay in Port Prince and get married in his mansion. However, Beaumont felt in love for Madeleine and his real intention is to convince her to call off the wedding. When he realizes that the time is too short to seduce her, he visits the local witch Legendre (Bela Lugosi) , who gives him a drug to transform Madeleine into a zombie. She dies immediately after the wedding, and her corpse is disputed by Beaumont and his sick love for her; Legendre, that wants her for his team of zombies; and Neil, who is convinced by the local missionary Dr. Bruner (Joseph Cawthorn) that she might be alive. In the end, true love triumphs.
"White Zombie" is certainly one of the first movies of zombies with a weird non-corresponded romance of Beaumont for Madeleine. The zombies, differently from the latest horror movies, are not evil, since they simply obey the command of the villain Legendre. The greatest attraction is certainly Bela Lugosi in the role of the evil "Murder" Legendre and the giant Gothic scenarios, which are very impressive. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "White Zombie".
Note: On 07 August 2010, I saw "White Zombie" again on VHS.
"White Zombie" is certainly one of the first movies of zombies with a weird non-corresponded romance of Beaumont for Madeleine. The zombies, differently from the latest horror movies, are not evil, since they simply obey the command of the villain Legendre. The greatest attraction is certainly Bela Lugosi in the role of the evil "Murder" Legendre and the giant Gothic scenarios, which are very impressive. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "White Zombie".
Note: On 07 August 2010, I saw "White Zombie" again on VHS.