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That was an excellent one.

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

After hearing about the sudden death of his sister, a man by the name of "Scott Warrington" (Mauritz Hugo) and two friends named "Larry Adams" (Robert Lowery) and "Jeff" (Mantan Moreland) head out to the Louisiana swamps to find out what happened. But first they meet a doctor by the name of "Harvey Keating" (Barry Macollum) who tells them that after examining the body of "Lila von Alterman" (Veda Ann Borg) he is convinced that she did not die of a heart attack like he was originally told by her husband "Dr. Max Heinrich von Alterman" (John Carradine). Dr. Keating suspects she was poisoned. When they get to the house of Dr. von Alterman they find the body of Lila and discover that she is quite dead. Not long afterward her body disappears and they further discover that there are things going on that are extremely unusual and these discoveries could pose a grave threat to the United States. Anyway, rather than detail the rest of the story and possibly spoil the film for those who haven't seen it I will just say that this was a likable film for the most part. One thing I should mention though is that it bears a striking resemblance to a movie made two years earlier called "King of the Zombies". Unlike that movie though this one was made during World War II and features--Nazi swamp zombies! Also included are two attractive actresses named Gale Storm (as "Jennifer Rand") and the aforementioned Veda Ann Borg. Add in some creepiness along with some humor for good measure and this movie manages to entertain fairly well for a B-movie of this type. I rate it as average.

There is not much to say about this one except that it is probably the worst of the early spate of zombie movies (I may get to watch another one, REVOLT OF THE ZOMBIES [1936], before the month is out). For all star John Carradine's intention of building an army in the service of the Third Reich with them, they are not seen to do much at all!; James Baskett (Uncle Remus from SONG OF THE SOUTH [1946]!) plays their leader, who also serves as Carradine's manservant. Black comic Mantan Moreland reprises his 'fraidy cat' chauffeur role from KING OF THE ZOMBIES (1941), as does the exotically named Madame Sul-Te-Wan as Carradine's housekeeper. Unfortunately for Carradine, his supreme achievement – the zombification of his wife – brings him all sorts of trouble: not only do her relatives turn up at his remote abode/lab to inquire into her sudden death (which means he has to fake a funeral service!) but she actually proves disobedient and indignant, eventually 'persuading' her fellow zombies to rise against their master!! Also involved is cowboy star Bob Steele (still best-known for his bit in Howard Hawks' THE BIG SLEEP [1946]) who plays a U.S. secret agent posing as a Nazi posing as a Sheriff! Thankfully, director Sekely would have much better luck with his next genre effort, THE DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS (1962).

Nazit scientist Carradine is working on a serum to raise an undead zombie army for his fatherland, working within his home laboratory in an isolated Louisiana swampland. Carradine portrays Dr. Max Heinrich von Altermann who has murdered his wife with a poison that derives from a "toxic lily" that is located on his swamp. When brother-in-law Scott Warrington(Mauritz Hugo)enlists the aid of agent Larry Adams(Robert Lowery) and Dr. Harvey Keating(Barry Macollum)to visit Dr. Max, they soon discover the ghoulish details on how he has turned Lila von Altermann(Veda Ann Borg)into a zombie. Adams takes an interest, far from professional, in Dr. Max's secretary Jennifer(Gale Storm)who doesn't know that her boss has specific plans for her. Dr. Max's "contact" is played by Bob Steele, who may or may not be working for the Nazi government as a middle-man. A cog is thrown into the wheel of Dr. Max's plans, however, when his now-zombie wife Lila walks out of her casket in a planned revolt with his fellow zombies. Mantan Moreland returns as a scaredy-cat chauffeur named Jeff jumping at anything and everything that even remotely causes a spook. There's even one scene where Jeff is frightened by a laboratory skeleton laying on Dr. Max's desk(yes, the film is desperate for chuckles).To be honest, the film uses a tired formula regarding a Nazi scientist raising zombies with weak characters who often act dumb. Carradine gives the film a modicum of spark as the villain, but the film has dried up the Haitian form of zombie story-line where now the horror borders on parody. Director Sekely tries to inject the film with atmosphere allowed the chance to create spooks with the swampland, but the zombies aren't scary but dull. In actuality, the film moves about the pacing of the zombies..stiff, slow, & life-less.

Well, I didn't think it was as bad as all that and at 60 minutes, what have you got to lose?! John Carradine is on excellent form, acting with his eyes as if it was a silent film and as for the rest, it's what you'd expect for 1943, black and white and a 'single reeler.' The duration does, in fact, suggest that it could well be a product of Hollywood's war-time propaganda machine as the heroes attempt to thwart a Nazi scientist's attempt at creating the perfect army.An army that won't stop at anything, least of all to question its leaders must be the ideal megalomaniacal construct and one which modern-day leaders probably wish they'd thought of! Sure, it's not Gone With The Wind and it does contain similar racial stereotyping (superbly played and providing some lighter moments) but it remains what must surely be the only cinematic fusion of Haitian voodoo ritual and fascism.I think Hitler would have loved the idea, if only he could have accepted a multi-race force! I feel his loss is cinema history's gain.