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King of the zombies; research

23/2/2021

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The task for this project is to create a final outcome of a 3D for our given film. In this case, my film is going to be 'King of the Zombies'.

'King of the Zombies' 
Initial release date; 14 May 1941
Director; Jean Yarbrough
Screenplay; Edmond Kelso
Nominations; Academy Award for 'Best Music'

Cast;
Dick Purcell as 'James 'Mac' McCarthy'
Jon Archer as 'Bill Summers'
Mantan Moreland as 'Jefferson 'Jeff' Jackson'
Henry Viktor as 'Dr. Miklos Sangre'
Joan Woodbury as 'Barbara Winslow'

Background;
Inspired by the success of the film 'The Ghost Breakers' in 1940, 'king of the Zombies was announced in January of 1941. It is an American zombie comedy film directed by Jean Yarbrough, Dick Purcell, Joan Woodbury and Mantan Moreland. Produced by Monogram Pictures, it was very much typical of its 'B Films' at the time. In 1943, a sequel was released under the alias of 'Revenge of the Zombies' which included two of the original cast members.

Plot;
In 1941, captain James 'Mac' McCarthy pilots a Capelis XC-12 airplane flying between Cuba and Puerto Rico when the plane begins running out of fuel and is blown of course by an incoming storm. Unable to pick up any radio signal over the Caribbean, he suddenly hears a brief transmission from what he assumes is a nearby island. After crash-landing on this remote island, McCarthy and his crewmates Bill Summers and Jefferson Jackson soon take refuge in a nearby mansion, courtesy of Dr Miklos. Sangre. The witty servant (Jefferson Jackson) soon notices odd happenings within the home and begins to be convinced that the house is haunted by zombies. The 2 crew-members and their servant enlist the help of Barbara Winslow as they go in search of the mysterious events going on in the mansion. While exploring, they stumble upon a voodoo ritual in the basement, being conducted by the doctor himself, who in actuality is a foreign spy attempting to gather intelligence from a captured US admiral who had also previously crash-landed on the island. McCarthy succumbs to the doctor's spell, however Summers soon comes to his aid, interrupting the ceremony just as Barbara is about to reveal information. This causes the zombies to turn on their master (the doctor). The doc shoots McCarthy multiple times but gets forced backwards into a fire-pit by the zombies and subsequently dies. Now, with the doctor dead, the zombies are released from their spells. 
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