Zombies on Broadway (1944)
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28% want to see it
(157 ratings)
This irresistably-titled comedy is arguably the best of RKO Radio's Wally Brown-Alan Carney vehicles. The daffy duo is cast once more as Jerry Miles and Mike Strager, this time employed as Broadway press agents. Mike and Jerry's latest scheme is to hire a genuine zombie for the opening of a… More This irresistably-titled comedy is arguably the best of RKO Radio's Wally Brown-Alan Carney vehicles. The daffy duo is cast once more as Jerry Miles and Mike Strager, this time employed as Broadway press agents. Mike and Jerry's latest scheme is to hire a genuine zombie for the opening of a new nightclub. The boys head to a mysterious tropical island with cabaret singer Jean la Dance (Anne Jeffreys), where they cross swords with looney zombie expert Professor Renault (Bela Lugosi). Barely escaping with their lives, Jerry and Jean return to Manhattan with a "zombified" Mike, who is under the spell of Renault's secret formula. When Mike snaps out of his trance, the boys must face the wrath of nasty nightclub owner Ace Miller (Sheldon Leonard), who's a lot more frightening than any zombie. Zombies on Broadway turned a neat profit for RKO, encouraging the studio to reteam Brown, Carney, Anne Jeffreys and Bela Lugosi in the far less satisfying Genius at Work (1946). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Gordon Douglas
- Genres
- Horror, Classics, Comedy
Unrated,
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Lugosi is probably the only reason for seeing this film.
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Cast
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Alan Carney
as Mike Strager
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Bela Lugosi
as Dr. Paul Renault
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Wally Brown
as Jerry Miles
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Anne Jeffreys
as Jean La Dance
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Sheldon Leonard
as Ace Miller
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Frank Jenks
as Gus His Henchman
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Russell Hopton
as Benny
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Joseph Vitale
as Joseph
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Ian Wolfe
as Prof. Hopkins
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Louis Jean Heydt
as Douglas Walker
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Darby Jones
as Kolaga
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Sir Lancelot
as Calypso Singer
