The Walking Dead (1936)

6.3/10 66 min Crime Horror Science Fiction Drama

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.

Cast

Boris Karloff

John Ellman

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

Addison Richards

Prison Warden

Paul Harvey

Blackstone

Robert Strange

Merritt

Joe Sawyer

'Trigger' Smith

Eddie Acuff

'Betcha'

Kenneth Harlan

Stephen Martin

Miki Morita

Loder's Butler Sako

George Beranger

Nolan's Butler (uncredited)

Wade Boteler

Cellist's Guard (uncredited)

Frank Darien

Cemetery Caretaker (uncredited)

Edward Gargan

Guard Sitting Outside Warden's Office (uncredited)

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