The Walking Dead (1936)

03/01/1936 (US) • 1h 6m

Crime, Horror, Science Fiction

HE DIED a man with a hunger to love... and returned a monster with an instinct to kill.

Overview

Down-on-his-luck John Ellman is framed for a judge's murder. After he's convicted and sentenced to death, witnesses come forth and prove his innocence. But it was too late for a stay to be granted and Ellman is executed. A doctor uses an experimental procedure to restore him to life, though the full outcome is other than expected.

Top Billed Cast

Boris Karloff

John Ellman

Edmund Gwenn

Dr. Evan Beaumont

Henry O'Neill

District Attorney Werner

Joe King

Judge Roger Shaw

Addison Richards

Prison Warden


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

musician

cemetery

crooked lawyer

murder

doctor

execution

confrontation

district attorney

super power

racketeers

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playing piano

return from dead

wrongful conviction

framed for murder

witness to a crime

witnesses

innocent man

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