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The Walking Dead (1936)

Directed by Michael Curtiz

Horror | Crime | Science Fiction

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.

Rated NR | Length 66 minutes

Actors

Boris Karloff | Ricardo Cortez | Edmund Gwenn | Marguerite Churchill | Warren Hull | Barton MacLane | Henry O'Neill | Joe King | Addison Richards | Paul Harvey | Robert Strange | Joe Sawyer | Eddie Acuff | Kenneth Harlan | Miki Morita | Ruth Robinson | George Beranger | Wade Boteler | Frank Darien | Edward Gargan | Crauford Kent | Milton Kibbee | William H. O'Brien | Paul Panzer | Leo White

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
10/17/2009TVBroadcastTV7 stars
 

Viewing Notes

I fell into a viewing of Boris Karloff’s The Walking Dead on TCM. This 1936 gem is excellent. Really. Karloff has one of the sickest stares in horror. Good film!

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