Voodoo Man (1944)
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Though no more expensive or ambitious than any of his earlier Sam Katzman-produced vehicles, Bela Lugosi's Voodoo Man is perhaps the best of the batch, if only because of its quirky supporting cast and casually offbeat dialogue. Lugosi plays Dr. Marlowe, a practioner of voodoo who kidnaps nubile… More Though no more expensive or ambitious than any of his earlier Sam Katzman-produced vehicles, Bela Lugosi's Voodoo Man is perhaps the best of the batch, if only because of its quirky supporting cast and casually offbeat dialogue. Lugosi plays Dr. Marlowe, a practioner of voodoo who kidnaps nubile young ladies and places them in a state of suspended animation. He hopes that this practice will somehow restore his zombiefied wife (Ellen Hall) to her normal self. But when he abducts Betty (Wanda McKay), the girlfriend of screenwriter Ralph (Michael Ames), Marlowe's little scheme begins to unravel. Aiding and abetting Marlowe in collecting unwary females is gas-station attendant Nicrolas (George Zucco), while the doctor's retarded handyman Job (John Carradine, who has the film's best and most amusing scenes) dutifully looks after the quick-frozen cuties. When it's all over, Ralph enthusiastically suggests to his studio boss S. K. (not the real Sam Katzman, but reasonable facsimile John Ince) that the story of Marlowe and his voodoo-practicing cohorts would make a great film vehicle for Bela Lugosi! Best line: Lugosi calmly explaining that his wife seems so pale because "she has been dead for twenty-two years now." ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- William Beaudine
- Genres
- Horror, Romance, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jun 10, 2009 Wide
- Studio
- Rifftrax
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Cast
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Bela Lugosi
as Dr. Richard Marlowe
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John Carradine
as Toby
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George Zucco
as Nicolas
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Michael Ames
as Ralph
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Wanda McKay
as Betty Benton
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Ellen Hall
as Mrs. Evelyn Marlowe
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Louise Currie
as Stella Saunders
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Henry Hall
as Sheriff
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Dan White
as Deputy
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Pat McKee
as Grego
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Terry Walker
as Alice
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Ethelreda Leopold
as Zombie
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Claire James
as Zombie
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Mary Currier
as Mrs. Benton
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Ralph Littlefield
as Sam
