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The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead

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

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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.

Directed by Michael Curtiz
Written by Peter Milne, Ewart Adamson, Lillie Hayward
Produced by Louis F. Edelman
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Top Cast

Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

John Ellman

Ricardo Cortez

Ricardo Cortez

Nolan

Edmund Gwenn

Edmund Gwenn

Dr. Evan Beaumont

Marguerite Churchill

Marguerite Churchill

Nancy

Warren Hull

Warren Hull

Jimmy

Barton MacLane

Barton MacLane

Loder

Henry O'Neill

Henry O'Neill

District Attorney Werner

Joe King

Joe King

Judge Roger Shaw

Addison Richards

Addison Richards

Prison Warden

Paul Harvey

Paul Harvey

Blackstone

Themes & Keywords

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About The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead is a crime, horror, science fiction film released in 1936 exploring themes of musician, cemetery, witness, crooked lawyer, murder, doctor. Directed by Michael Curtiz, it stars Boris Karloff, Ricardo Cortez, Edmund Gwenn. 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.

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