Zombies of Mora Tau is a 1957

1957 in film

The year 1957 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* October 21 - The movie Jailhouse Rock, starring Elvis Presley, opens.-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue-Awards:...

 horror film

Horror film

Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...

 directed by Edward L. Cahn from a screenplay by George H. Plympton

George H. Plympton

George H. Plympton was an American screenwriter. He was born in Brooklyn, New York.A prolific screenwriter, Plympton collaborated in almost 300 films. His earliest known credits date back to 1912 as he concentrated almost exclusively on westerns...

 and Bernard Gordon

Bernard Gordon

Bernard Gordon was an American writer and producer. For much of his 27-year career, he toiled in obscurity, prevented from taking screen credit by the Hollywood Blacklist. Among his best-known works are screenplays for Flesh and Fury, Earth vs...

. The film is also known by the title The Dead that Walk.

Plot

A team of deep sea divers led by a wealthy American Tycoon George Harrison (Joel Ashley) attempt to salvage a fortune in diamonds from the wreckage of a ship that sunk 60 years earlier off the coast of Africa. When the team arrives, they discover that the ship is cursed, and the diamonds are protected by the undead crew who are now zombies, forced to guard the treasure until the diamonds are destroyed or the curse is finally lifted.

Cast

• Gregg Palmer
  Gregg Palmer
  Gregg Palmer, originally Palmer Lee is an American actor, known primarily for his prolific work in television westerns...
  
   as Jeff Clark
• Joel Ashley as George Harrison
• Allison Hayes
  Allison Hayes
  Allison Hayes was an American film and television actress and model.-Early life:Born Mary Jane Hayes in Charleston, West Virginia, Hayes won the title of Miss District of Columbia and represented Washington, DC in the 1949 Miss America pageant...
  
   as Mona Harrison
• Autumn Russell as Jan Peters
• Morris Ankrum
  Morris Ankrum
  Morris Ankrum was an American radio, television and film character actor.-Early life:Born Morris Nussbaum in Danville, Illinois, Ankrum originally began a career in academics. After graduating from USC with a law degree, he went on to an associate professorship in economics at the University of...
  
   as Dr. Jonathan Eggert
• Marjorie Eaton as Grandmother Peters
• Gene Roth
  Gene Roth
  Gene Roth was an American film actor. Born in Redfield, South Dakota, Roth was born Eugene Oliver Edgar Stutenroth...
  
   as Sam, the chauffeur
• Leonard P. Geer as Johnny
• Karl 'Killer' Davis as First Zombie
• Frank Hagney
  Frank Hagney
  Frank Hagney was an Australian actor. He appeared in over 350 films between 1919 and 1966.He was born in Sydney, Australia and died in Los Angeles.- Selected filmography :*Go Get 'Em Hutch...
  
   as Captain John Peters
• William Baskin as Zombie