I Walked with a Zombie
Starring: James Ellison, Tom Conway, Frances Dee
Director: Jacques Tourneur
Writer: Curt Siodmak
Producer: Val Lewton
I Walked with a Zombie is a 1943 American horror film directed by Jacques Tourneur and produced by Val Lewton for RKO Pictures. It stars James Ellison, Frances Dee, and Tom Conway, and follows a Canadian nurse who travels to care for the ailing wife of a sugar plantation owner in the Caribbean, where she witnesses Vodou rites and possibly encounters the walking dead.
Trivia
- RKO executives, rather than producer Val Lewton, chose the film's title, which was taken from an article of the same title written by Inez Wallace for American Weekly Magazine.
- Anna Lee was originally slated for the role ultimately played by Frances Dee, but declined it due to another commitment.
- Dee received $6,000 for her performance in the film, and Darby Jones was paid, based on his weekly contract salary of $450, $75 a day, totaling $225 for his three days of work.
Filming Locations
- Principal photography for the film, which Wray described as being shot on a "shoestring budget", began October 26, 1942, and wrapped less than a month later, on November 19.
Previous Showings
7 Runs • 7 Festivals
3,967 tickets sold
All runs on record (7):
- November 15 - 17, 2000 · 409 ticketsHorror 2000w/ Bedlam
- February 21 - 23, 2007 · 736 ticketsFilm Noir, Val Lewton, 1930s musicals and more!w/ The Spiral Staircase
- July 21 - 23, 2009 · 518 ticketsSummer 2009w/ Isle of the Dead
- January 22 - 24, 2011 · 616 ticketsWinter 2011 Early Bette Davis, Val Lewton and morew/ Cat People
- June 26 - 28, 2013 · 464 ticketsSummer 2013w/ Isle of the Dead
- March 31 - April 2, 2017 · 708 ticketsThe Films of Val Lewton, every Fri-Sat-Sunw/ Cat People
- October 31 - November 1, 2024 · 516 ticketsFilm Noir plus Val Lewtonw/ Ministry of Fear