[2] On the Franco-Austrian Frontier during World War I, an Oriental priest, chaplain of a French colonial regiment, is condemned to life imprisonment because he possesses the power to turn men into zombies.

After the war, an expedition of representatives from the Allied countries with colonial interests are sent to Cambodia to find and destroy forever the so-called "Secret of the Zombies".

[3] By November, trades papers announced that brothers Victor and Edward Halperin would create a sequel to White Zombie that would be produced by Academy Pictures with no mention of Lugosi.

As the premiere approached, Judge Waservogel of the New York State Supreme Court ruled that screenings could take place until a judgement in the suit was reached, and appointed attorney Henry Hoffman to referee the case.

On June 27, Hoffman issued an opinion in favor of the plaintiffs, awarding Amusement Securities $11,500 in damages and legal fees and prohibiting the Halperins from promoting Revolt as a sequel to White Zombie.

"[6] Glenn Kay, author of Zombie Movies: The Ultimate Guide, said, "There's no experimentation here, only dull composition and flatly lit shots of yakking characters in by-the-numbers plot.