White Zombie/Assassin Of Youth - DVD

..."For you, my friend, they are the angels of death." Thus replies Murder Legendre (Bela Lugosi) to John Harron when he inquires about the zombies he encounters on the island of Haiti, the locale of this horror classic. When Harron arrives on the isle with his lovely fiancee, Madeline (Madge Bellamy), a wealthy fellow traveler, Charles Beaumont (Robert Frazer), offers his lush plantation home for their nuptials. Unfortunately, Beaumont

After being cheated out of a dance hall business, Andy Clark tries to get revenge by stealing its star performer, Ruby Summers.

In this low budget screamer, a couple honeymooning in Haiti run afoul of a diabolical voodoo master. This Pre- Code horror classic is considered to be the first feature length zombie movie, and features great atmospheric direction by Victor Halperin. The film's unsung hero was set designer Ralph Berger, who exploited sets of previous Universal Studios films, including bits from Dracula, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and Frankenstein.