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63% Critic Match
The Walking Dead
“HE DIED a man with a hunger to love... and returned a monster with an instinct to kill.”
6.3 / 10• 1936• 1h 6m•NR• English
CrimeHorrorScience FictionDrama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Boris Karloff
John Ellman
Lead
Ricardo Cortez
Nolan
Edmund Gwenn
Dr. Evan Beaumont
Marguerite Churchill
Nancy
Warren Hull
Jimmy
Barton MacLane
Loder
Henry O'Neill
District Attorney Werner
Joe King
Judge Roger Shaw
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Michael Curtiz's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Walking Dead is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
