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The Walking Dead

  • 1936
  • Approved
  • 1h 6m
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6.6/10
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Boris Karloff and Marguerite Churchill in The Walking Dead (1936)
After hapless pianist and ex-con John Elman is framed for murder, he is resurrected by a scientist after his execution.
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After hapless pianist and ex-con John Elman is framed for murder, he is resurrected by a scientist after his execution.After hapless pianist and ex-con John Elman is framed for murder, he is resurrected by a scientist after his execution.After hapless pianist and ex-con John Elman is framed for murder, he is resurrected by a scientist after his execution.

  • Director
    • Michael Curtiz
  • Writers
    • Ewart Adamson
    • Peter Milne
    • Robert Hardy Andrews
  • Stars
    • Boris Karloff
    • Ricardo Cortez
    • Edmund Gwenn
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
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    • Director
      • Michael Curtiz
    • Writers
      • Ewart Adamson
      • Peter Milne
      • Robert Hardy Andrews
    • Stars
      • Boris Karloff
      • Ricardo Cortez
      • Edmund Gwenn
    • 63User reviews
    • 49Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Boris Karloff
    Boris Karloff
    • John Elman
    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
    • (as Joseph King)
    Addison Richards
    Addison Richards
    • Prison Warden
    Paul Harvey
    Paul Harvey
    • Blackstone
    Robert Strange
    Robert Strange
    • Merritt
    Joe Sawyer
    Joe Sawyer
    • Trigger Smith
    • (as Joseph Sawyer)
    Eddie Acuff
    Eddie Acuff
    • Betcha
    Kenneth Harlan
    Kenneth Harlan
    • Stephen Martin
    Miki Morita
    • Sako
    Ruth Robinson
    • Mrs. Shaw
    Brandon Beach
    • Second Guest
    • (uncredited)
    George Beranger
    George Beranger
    • Nolan's Butler
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Michael Curtiz
    • Writers
      • Ewart Adamson
      • Peter Milne
      • Robert Hardy Andrews
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    • Trivia
      The "glass heart" machine used to revive John Ellman in the film was said to be "nearly a prefect replica" of an actual perfusion pump - a device designed to keep organs alive outside an organism's body - which had been built by Charles Lindbergh when the legendary pilot and engineer was working with a Nobel-winning scientist at New York's Rockefeller Institute research labs in the mid-1930s.
    • Goofs
      Boris Karloff's character's name in the film is spelled John Ellman in close-ups of teletype and newspaper material in it, but it is misspelled John Elman in its credits.
    • Quotes

      Jimmy: Imagine... Dr. Beaumont keeping this heart pumping for over 20 years!

      Nancy: Wish he could do something about making your heart pump!

    • Connections
      Featured in Ensign Pulver (1964)
    • Soundtracks
      Kamennoi Ostrow
      (uncredited)
      Music by Anton Rubinstein

    User reviews63

    Featured review
    7/10

    But you can't kill me for something I didn't do! You can't!

    It's a dead man walking in this film with Boris Karloff brought back to life by a doctor (Edmund Gwenn - Miracle on 34th Street).

    There was no surprises as I would have expected, as the reanimation was posted all over the newspapers the next day.

    It's not just a horror film, but a gangster film, as Ellman (Karloff) was executed for a crime he didn't commit.

    It was really funny when he went after those involved in the conspiracy to frame him. A little supernatural work on a lot of guilty consciences.

    It was a fascinating film, and Gwenn was superb. Karloff was also very good.
    • lastliberal
    • Oct 29, 2010
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    • Release date
      • March 14, 1936 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Der wandelnde Leichnam
    • Filming locations
      • Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    • Budget
      • $217,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 6 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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