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6.3Down-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.
Released: 1936-02-2966 minDir: Michael CurtizCrime, Horror, Science Fiction, Drama
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Cast
- Boris Karloff as John Ellman
- Ricardo Cortez as Nolan
- Edmund Gwenn as Dr. Evan Beaumont
- Marguerite Churchill as Nancy
- Warren Hull as Jimmy
- Barton MacLane as Loder
Themes
- musician
- cemetery
- witness
- crooked lawyer
- murder
- doctor
- execution
- confrontation
- district attorney
- super power
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- 66
- FilmAffinity ID
- 388727
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- publication date
- 1936-02-29
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- The Walking Dead
- Commons category
- The Walking Dead (1936 film)
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Categories
1930s science fiction horror films1936 American films1936 English-language films1936 films1936 horror films1936 science fiction filmsAmerican black-and-white filmsAmerican courtroom filmsAmerican films about revengeAmerican gangster filmsAmerican science fiction horror filmsAmerican supernatural horror filmsCensored filmsEnglish-language horror filmsFilms about capital punishmentFilms about corruption in the United StatesFilms about law enforcement in the United StatesFilms about lawyersFilms about miscarriage of justiceFilms about murderersFilms about pianos and pianistsFilms about psychic powersFilms about resurrectionFilms about scientists