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Valley of the Zombies
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Wikipedia article
'Valley of the Zombies' is a 1946 American horror film directed by Philip Ford, written by Dorrell McGowan and Stuart E. McGowan, and starring Robert Livingston, Lorna Gray, Ian Keith, Thomas E. Jackson, Charles Trowbridge and Earle Hodgins. It was released on May 24, 1946, by Republic Pictures.
Plot
Five years earlier, Dr. Rufus Maynard put Ormand Murks into an insane asylum because Murks believed endless blood transfusions would make him immortal. Asylum director Dr. Garland operated on Murks two years later, and Murks died on the operating table. Murks' body is turned over to a brother.
In the present, Murks returns and begins stealing blood from Dr. Maynard's lab. Murks reveals himself to Maynard, telling him that voodoo has kept him alive, and then kills Maynard and his lab assistant, Fred. Cops discover Maynard's half-buried body in a local cemetery. Detectives Blair and Hendricks accuse Maynard's partner, Dr. Terry Evans, and a nurse, Evans' girlfriend Susan Drake, of killing Maynard but have no proof. Discovering a connection between Maynard and Murks, Evans and Drake head to the Murks estate to look for clues. Murks tries trapping them in a mausoleum, but they escape. In the main house, Evans and Drake find the body of Dr. Garland.
Blair and Hendricks arrive, but Garland's body vanishes. Murks kidnaps Drake and takes her to Maynard's office, where he hypnotizes her and has her give him blood transfusions. The cops arrive and shoot Murks before he can order Susan to kill Terry.
Cast
*Robert Livingston as Dr. Terrance 'Terry' Evans
*Lorna Gray as Nurse Susan Drake
*Ian Keith as Ormand Murks
*Thomas E. Jackson as Detective Blair
*Charles Trowbridge as Dr. Rufus Maynard
*Earle Hodgins as Fred Mays
*LeRoy Mason as Detective Hendricks
*William Haade as Police Officer 'Tiny'
*Wilton Graff as Dr. Lucifer Garland
*Charles Cane as Chief Inspector Ryan
*Russ Clark as Officer Lacy
*Chuck Hamilton as Officer Joe
*Wheaton Chambers as The Coroner
References
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