I Walked with a Zombie

I Walked with a Zombie is a 1943 horror film directed by Jacques Tourneur. It was the second horror film from producer Val Lewton for RKO Pictures.

Betsy is hired to care for the wife of Paul Holland Tom Conway, a sugar plantation owner on the Caribbean island of Saint Sebastian. Saint Sebastian is inhabited by a small white community and descendants of African slaves. Betsy is told the story of how the Hollands brought slaves to the island, and that the statue of TiMisery Saint Sebastian pierced by arrows in the courtyard is the figurehead from a slave ship.That night at dinner, Betsy meets Pauls halfbrother and employee, Wesley Rand James Ellison. While getting ready for bed, Betsy hears crying. When she investigates, a woman in a white robe walks towards her, her eyes staring. Betsy screams, waking the rest of the household. Paul takes charge of Jessica Holland, the woman Betsy is to care for. The next morning, Dr. Maxwell tells Betsy that Jessicas spinal cord was irreparably damaged by a serious illness, leaving her totally without the willpower to do anything for herself. ........

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