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Bill Summers (John Archer), his valet Jefferson Jackson (Mantan Moreland) and the pilot James "Mac" McCarthy (Dick Purcell) are flying to the Bahamas on a top secret government mission when their plane gets into trouble over a remote Carribean island....read the complete King of the Zombies (1941) review at The Spinning Image (Graeme Clark)
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by Jack Burgess on August 15, 2003
When it comes to Poverty Row horror classics of the 1940s, ...
by Jeffrey W. Johnso... on January 27, 2002
King Of The Zombies is a very fun movie for the entire family to enjoy...This film stars comedian Mantan Moreland who is one of the funniest men ever in movies...Although the film is very low budget it is well worth watching or buying just to see Mantan ...
by David A. Plouffe on May 20, 2008
I wasn't quite sure what to make of this movie by the title and actor list. Don't let the title fool you into thinking this is a movie along the lines of Night of the Living Dead, it isn't. This is really a light-hearted, comedy-mystery-thriller, along ...
by C. Merced on December 12, 2007
The King of Zombies - This movie is really funny. I don't know if it was intended to be funny, but the movie is hilarious. Mantan Moreland, the man playing the African American valet or male servant, is so funny. The movie is a great laugh and I highly ...
by Tim Janson on December 06, 2004
During WWII, a Govt, Agent Bill summers (John Archer) is searching for an admiral whose plan went down somewhere in the Caribbean. He's accompanied by the search plane pilot "Mac" (Dick Purcell) and his servant Jeff Jackson(Mantan Moreland). While ...
by "chardean" on February 20, 2002
One of the reviews for this DVD actually refers to another edition which was paired on a double feature with 'Revolt of the Zombies'. I haven't heard any complaints about the print quality on this particular release. ...
by busotti on March 31, 2008
Made just as the US entered the second world war, this goofy zombie horror comedy is breezy fun throughout its 67 minute running time. Some US agents and their servant crash their plane on a creepy, remote island. They find a shadow mansion populated ...
by Lonnie E. Holder ... on October 03, 2007
This movie appears to be an attempt to capitalize on every possible contemporary issue and popular subject of the late 1930's and early 1940's. There are spies, Nazis, zombies and an African American comedian thrown in for good measure. I would say the ...
by Richard A. August... on March 16, 2004
I thought the movie was entertaining and humorous. It was a typical zombie movie of the ...
by Lawrance M. Berna... on May 14, 2005
"King of the Zombies" is a 1941 zombie comedy from director Jean Yarborough set during World War II. James "Mac" McCarthy (Dick Purcell), his servant Jefferson "Jeff" Jackson (Mantan Moreland) and his pilot Bill Summers (John Archer) are in a small ...

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King of the Zombies (1941) is ranked overall as  out of 4 stars
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