The Walking Dead

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

Mar 14 1936 Approved 1h 6m
Crime, Horror, Sci-Fi

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.

Plot

A gang of racketeers frames down-on-his-luck John Ellman for murder. After a trial finds him guilty, evidence is brought forth proving his innocence, but it is too late and he is executed anyway. A doctor sees an opportunity to use an experimental procedure to restore him to life but is that entirely possible? Desirable?

Written by

Ewart Adamson, Peter Milne, Robert Hardy Andrews

Directed by

Michael Curtiz

Cast

Boris Karloff, Ricardo Cortez, Edmund Gwenn

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Trailers
Walking Dead 1936 TCM
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