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* FakeNationality: Bela Lugosi was of course Hungarian playing a white Hatian. He speaks a few sentences of French in a flawless accent, and it's unknown if he was fluent in the language.
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* FakeNationality: Bela Lugosi was of course Hungarian playing a white Hatian.Haitian. He speaks a few sentences of French in a flawless accent, and it's unknown if he was fluent in the language.
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* FromClonesToGenre: Many films throughout the 30s until the mid-60s followed ''White Zombie'''s lead, until there was suddenly a zombie subgenre. It would receive a [[Film/NightOfTheLivingDead1968 revamp in 1968]].
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!!The 1932 film:
* ActorInspiredElement: Bela Lugosi apparently helped re-write and re-stage some scenes, and even directed some re-takes.
* CreatorsFavoriteEpisode: According to his son, the film was a personal favorite of Bela Lugosi's.
* DarkHorseCasting: Aside from Bela Lugosi and Joseph Cawthorn, the majority of the cast were actors from the Silent Era experiencing career downturns.
* FakeNationality: Bela Lugosi was of course Hungarian playing a white Hatian. He speaks a few sentences of French in a flawless accent, and it's unknown if he was fluent in the language.
* FollowTheLeader: The film was made to cash in on America's growing fascination with voodoo, first starting with a 1929 book called ''The Magic Island'' and then a Broadway play titled ''Zombie''. The film was heavily inspired by the play in particular.
* FromClonesToGenre: Many films throughout the 30s until the mid-60s followed ''White Zombie'''s lead, until there was suddenly a zombie subgenre. It would receive a [[Film/NightOfTheLivingDead1968 revamp in 1968]].
* MissingEpisode: It was thought to be completely lost, until it was suddenly rediscovered in the 1960s.
* NoBudget: An independent film made for only $50,000.
* TheOtherMarty: Another unknown actor filmed some scenes as the coach driver before being replaced by Clarence Muse. Some footage of him survives in the finished film.
* PlayingAgainstType: Joseph Cawthorn was mainly known for playing the PluckyComicRelief.
* PropRecycling: The chair props were originally from ''The Cat & the Canary''.
* RecycledSet: Many of the sets were recycled from other films. The great halls came from ''Film/{{Dracula 1931}}'', the hanging balcony from ''Film/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame1923'', the dark corridors from ''Film/{{Frankenstein 1931}}'', and Legendre's castle interiors from the RKO film ''The King of Kings''.
* ActorInspiredElement: Bela Lugosi apparently helped re-write and re-stage some scenes, and even directed some re-takes.
* CreatorsFavoriteEpisode: According to his son, the film was a personal favorite of Bela Lugosi's.
* DarkHorseCasting: Aside from Bela Lugosi and Joseph Cawthorn, the majority of the cast were actors from the Silent Era experiencing career downturns.
* FakeNationality: Bela Lugosi was of course Hungarian playing a white Hatian. He speaks a few sentences of French in a flawless accent, and it's unknown if he was fluent in the language.
* FollowTheLeader: The film was made to cash in on America's growing fascination with voodoo, first starting with a 1929 book called ''The Magic Island'' and then a Broadway play titled ''Zombie''. The film was heavily inspired by the play in particular.
* FromClonesToGenre: Many films throughout the 30s until the mid-60s followed ''White Zombie'''s lead, until there was suddenly a zombie subgenre. It would receive a [[Film/NightOfTheLivingDead1968 revamp in 1968]].
* MissingEpisode: It was thought to be completely lost, until it was suddenly rediscovered in the 1960s.
* NoBudget: An independent film made for only $50,000.
* TheOtherMarty: Another unknown actor filmed some scenes as the coach driver before being replaced by Clarence Muse. Some footage of him survives in the finished film.
* PlayingAgainstType: Joseph Cawthorn was mainly known for playing the PluckyComicRelief.
* PropRecycling: The chair props were originally from ''The Cat & the Canary''.
* RecycledSet: Many of the sets were recycled from other films. The great halls came from ''Film/{{Dracula 1931}}'', the hanging balcony from ''Film/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame1923'', the dark corridors from ''Film/{{Frankenstein 1931}}'', and Legendre's castle interiors from the RKO film ''The King of Kings''.
