I Walked with a Zombie (1943) on Netflix
Approved19431h 9mDramaFantasyHorror
Canadian nurse Betsy Connell takes a post on Saint Sebastian, caring for Jessica Holland, wife of plantation owner Paul Holland. Jessica cannot act or speak. Betsy falls for Paul.
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Plot summary
Betsy Connell, a young Canadian nurse, is hired to nurse the wife of Paul Holland, a sugar plantation owner on Saint Sebastian in the Caribbean. She meets Paul on the crossing to the island. At Fort Holland she meets Wesley Rand, Paul's younger half-brother, who works for him and resents him. Jessica Holland walks the grounds at night as though in a trance. Dr. Maxwell explains that a tropical fever damaged her spinal cord, leaving her unable to speak or act on her own. Betsy falls in love with Paul and wants to cure Jessica, even by voodoo.
Cast
- Richard Abramsas Clement
- Doris Akeas Black Friend of Melise
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about I Walked with a Zombie (1943)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Anna Lee was originally slated for the role that went to Frances Dee, but declined it because of another commitment.
- The film inspired the title of Roky Erickson's song "I Walked with a Zombie", which appears on his 1980 album The Evil One.
- In 2021, director Apichatpong Weerasethakul named the main heroine of his film Memoria Jessica Holland as a tribute to I Walked with a Zombie.
