Movie

The Walking Dead (1936)

• February 29, 1936
• 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.

Director

Michael Curtiz

Writers

Peter Milne, Ewart Adamson, Lillie Hayward, Robert Hardy Andrews

Starring

Boris Karloff, Ricardo Cortez, Edmund Gwenn