https://peertube.watch/videos/watch/0d6b6dd0-e4b2-4df6-8423-b0274174b782 White Zombie is a 1932 pre-Code horror movie produced independently by Edward Halperin and directed by Victor Halperin. The screenplay by Garnett Weston, based on The Magic Island, a non-fiction travel book by William Seabrook, is about a young woman's transformation into a zombie by a voodoo master. Bela Lugosi features as the zombie master Legendre, with Madge Bellamy appearing as one of his victims. Other cast members include Joseph Cawthorn, Robert W. Frazer, John Harron, Brandon Hurst, and George Burr MacAnnan. Large portions of White Zombie were filmed on the Universal Studios lot, borrowing many props and scenery from other horror movies of the era. The movie premiered in New York to negative reception, with reviewers criticizing the movie's implausible story and weak acting. While the movie made a substantial financial profit as an independent feature, it proved less popular than other horror movies of the time. White Zombie is considered the first feature length zombie movie; a loose sequel, Revolt of the Zombies, opened in 1936. Developing a cult following over the decades, modern reception to White Zombie has been more positive; with praise of the movie's atmosphere and comparisons to the 1940s horror movies of Val Lewton. Directed by: Victor Hugo Halperin Starring: Bela Lugosi, Madge Bellamy, Robert Frazer, John Harron, Joseph Cawthorn Genre: horror film, zombie film Released: 1932 Studio / distributor: United Artists Country: United States Running time: 67 min Public domain: this film is in the public domain in the United States. Licence on Wikimedia Commons: Public domain. Public-domain status can differ in other countries. Video: File:White Zombie (1932) by Victor Hugo Halperin HR.webm on Wikimedia Commons Source of the file: YouTube: White Zombie (1932) – View/save archived versions on archive.org More about the film: White Zombie (film) on Wikipedia · Wikidata The introduction above is taken from the Wikipedia article White Zombie (film), available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. Fri, 23 Oct 2026 01:00:44 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://peertube.watch https://peertube.watch/lazy-static/avatars/3b284627-b75f-409e-ac2e-10f4c2946f43.png https://peertube.watch/videos/watch/0d6b6dd0-e4b2-4df6-8423-b0274174b782 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://peertube.watch/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.