Movie Cosmos - I Walked with a Zombie

Description:

A nurse in the Caribbean turns to voodoo in hopes of curing her patient, a mindless woman whose husband she's fallen in love with.

Top Cast >

James Ellison

As Wesley Rand

Frances Dee

As Betsy Connell

Tom Conway

As Paul Holland

Edith Barrett

As Mrs. Rand

James Bell

As Dr. Maxwell

Christine Gordon

As Jessica Holland

Theresa Harris

As Alma

Sir Lancelot

As Calypso Singer

Darby Jones

As Carrefour

Jeni Le Gon

As Dancer

Richard Abrams

As Clement (uncredited)

Doris Ake

As Friend of Melise (uncredited)

Rita Christiani

As Friend of Melise (uncredited)

Vivian Dandridge

As Melisse (uncredited)

Alan Edmiston

As Job Interviewer (uncredited)

Kathleen Hartsfield

As Dancer (uncredited)

Norman Mayes

As Bayard (uncredited)

Jieno Moxzer

As Sabreur (uncredited)

Clinton Rosemond

As Coachman (uncredited)

Arthur Walker

As Ti-Joseph (uncredited)

Martin Wilkins

As Houngan (uncredited)

Melvin Williams

As Baby (uncredited)

Top Crew >

Jacques Tourneur

Director

Val Lewton

Producer

J. Roy Hunt

Director of Photography

Mark Robson

Editor

Curt Siodmak

Screenplay

Ardel Wray

Screenplay

Albert S. D'Agostino

Art Direction

Walter E. Keller

Art Direction

A. Roland Fields

Set Decoration

Darrell Silvera

Set Decoration

Maurice Seiderman

Makeup Artist

William Dorfman

Assistant Director

C. Bakaleinikoff

Music Director

John C. Grubb

Sound Recordist

Roy Webb

Music

Lou L. Ostrow

Supervising Producer

Sir Lancelot

Songs

Terry Kellum

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

James G. Stewart

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Inez Wallace

Original Film Writer

Charlotte Brontë

Original Film Writer

Reviews:

CinemaSerf (6/10)

Frances Dee portrays "Betsy Connell" a nurse hired to travel to a Caribbean island to care for the catatonic wife of a local plantation owner. Once there, she does her best for the poor woman as she slowly falls in love with the husband "Paul Holland" (Tom Conway). She decides she must do what she can to help her charge recover and that involves dealing with the local community and using their voodoo. The film is actually quite thought provoking; it touches on the conversation about continuing to live regardless of the quality of life and it questions the role of traditional (and often religiously ethical medical treatments) against what could be described as more pagan ones. It's eerily shot which means at times quite it can be hard to see what's going on, but is still an interesting horror film with virtually no screaming!

2022-06-26