White Zombie (film)

Dr. Bruner: "Who are you?" (Zombies start to approach him) "And what are they?"
Legendre: "For you, my friend, they are the angels of death."

White Zombie is a 1932 horror film from RKO Pictures.

A love triangle in Haiti takes an interesting turn when one of the participants turns to a local witch doctor for help. This doesn't go as planned, as the witch doctor has plans of his own....

In 1936, the film was followed by a loose sequel Revolt of the Zombies.

Tropes used in White Zombie (film) include:

Anything But That: Beaumont's reaction when he realizes what is coming up to him after Legendre poisons him.
Big Ol' Eyebrows: Sported by Chauvin, one of Legendre's zombies.
Disney Villain Death
Drowning My Sorrows: After Madeleine's "death", Dr. Bruner hits the bar.
Exact Eavesdropping: Beaumont has his butler Silver eavesdrop on his guests.
Grave Robbing: Madeleine's body is stolen from her grave.
Hallucinations: After drinking little too much, Dr. Bruner starts seeing Madeleine around the bar.
Hollywood Voodoo
Hypnotic Eyes: When Beaumont orders Silver to attack Legendre, he hypnotizes him and he is carried away by Legendre's zombies.
Love Triangle
Our Zombies Are Different: Voodoo type, of course.
Tampering with Food and Drink: Legendre poisons Beaumont's glass of wine to turn him into a zombie.
Technically Living Zombie: Madeleine's condition.
Trilling Rs: Legendre is fond of this;

"For the futurrrrre, monsieur!"

Villainous Crush: Beaumont to Madeleine.
Villainous Widow's Peak: Legendre.
Wheel of Pain: How Legendre's mill works.