White Zombie (film)

Dr. Bruner: "Who are you?" (Zombies start to approach him) "And what are they?" Legendre: "For you, my friend, they are the angels of death."

White Zombie is a 1932 horror film from RKO Pictures.

A love triangle in Haiti takes an interesting turn when one of the participants turns to a local witch doctor for help. This doesn't go as planned, as the witch doctor has plans of his own....

In 1936, the film was followed by a loose sequel Revolt of the Zombies.

Tropes used in White Zombie (film) include:

• Anything But That: Beaumont's reaction when he realizes what is coming up to him after Legendre poisons him.
• Big Ol' Eyebrows: Sported by Chauvin, one of Legendre's zombies.
• Disney Villain Death
• Drowning My Sorrows: After Madeleine's "death", Dr. Bruner hits the bar.
• Exact Eavesdropping: Beaumont has his butler Silver eavesdrop on his guests.
• Grave Robbing: Madeleine's body is stolen from her grave.
• Hallucinations: After drinking little too much, Dr. Bruner starts seeing Madeleine around the bar.
• Hollywood Voodoo
• Hypnotic Eyes: When Beaumont orders Silver to attack Legendre, he hypnotizes him and he is carried away by Legendre's zombies.
• Love Triangle
• Our Zombies Are Different: Voodoo type, of course.
• Tampering with Food and Drink: Legendre poisons Beaumont's glass of wine to turn him into a zombie.
• Technically Living Zombie: Madeleine's condition.
• Trilling Rs: Legendre is fond of this;

"For the futurrrrre, monsieur!"

• Villainous Crush: Beaumont to Madeleine.
• Villainous Vidows Peak: Legendre.
• Wheel of Pain: How Legendre's mill works.