Halperin/Academy (1936)
B&W 65 minutes

During WWI in Cambodia, the secret of making zombies is discovered by Allied intelligence. Fearing enemy nations could create impenetrable armies of zombies, Jagger is sent to find the formula and destroy it. Before he can do so, though, he succumbs to its power and attempts to dominate the world. This Poverty Row production was followed up by 1941’s King Of The Zombies.

Starring Dean Jagger, Dorothy Stone, and Robert Noland
Produced by Edward Halperin and Directed by Victor Halperin