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Boris Karloff, Ricardo Cortez, Edmund Gwenn, Marguerite Churchill, Warren Hull ... see more see more... , Barton MacLane , Henry O'Neill , Addison Richards , Paul Harvey , Robert Strange , Joe Sawyer , Joseph King , Eddie Acuff , Wade Boteler , William "Wild Bill" Elliott , Kenneth Harlan , Milt Kibbee , Miki Morita , Ruth Robinson , Adrian Rosley

In one of his most successful portrayals of a "living dead" man, Boris Karloff plays John Ellman, an ex-convict who is framed by the mob for the murder of the judge who first put him away. Evidence pr... read more read more...oving Ellman's innocence arrives seconds after he is electrocuted. Officials allow Dr. Evan Beaumont (Edmund Gwenn) to experiment with putting a mechanical heart into Ellman. The device revives the dead man, but he has become a white-haired, monster-faced zombie who hangs out in graveyards and seeks revenge on the conspirators who framed him. ~ Michael Betzold, Rovi

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G, 1 hr. 6 min.

Directed by: Michael Curtiz

Release Date: March 13, 1936

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  • webalina
    November 3, 2009
    webalina
    Another excellent outing from Boris Karloff. He plays John Elman, a man framed for murder of a judge and then executed before evidence that could free him is discovered. Dr. Beaumont (Edmund Gwenn) has the means to bring Elman back to life through some Dr. Frankenstein-like exper... read moreiments, and does so. Beaumont begins questioning Elman about what he saw and experienced "on the other side". Elman remembers little of his situation but sets out to avenge his execution against the men responsible. Karloff's character is very much like the Monster he made famous -- even his makeup job is similar, although much less severe. I had the same empathy for him in this film as in Frankenstein. But he could still make the hairs stand up on your neck -- Elman asking each man who framed him in his strange otherworldly lisp "Why did you have me executed?" was creepy as hell, as was Elman wandering through a cemetery saying "I belong here." RIcardo Cortez had his moments as the lawyer/racketeer responsbile for the Elman's framing. And Barton MacLane was..well... Barton MacLane. A first-class piece of filmmaking, courtesy of Michael Curtiz, who went on to direct Casablanca. As good as it is, I dropped a 1/2 star because of the cheezy last line about "our Lord God is a jealous god." Please. Was that really necessary?
  • neffielee
    October 31, 2009
    neffielee
    Take a gangster film and mix in a little horror, and you get The Walking Dead. Very atmospheric; shot beautifully. They definitely don't make movies like this anymore, nor could they without the excellent skills of Boris Karloff. He plays Elman with such heart, it just lures ... read moreyou in. A shortish film done at just the right pace.
  • joshhitch
    October 30, 2009
    joshhitch
    Very quick film noir horror film starring the great Boris Karloff. One of his typical coming back alive films that he made so many of. Just something nostalgic seeing Boris Karloff rise off of a table... lol. And no one no one can deliver lines and just give that creepy look l... read moreike Karloff could. No one then and defintly no one now for sure. Also some good supporting cast with Ed Gwenn who is always good.

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John Beifuss
February 17, 2011
John Beifuss, Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

In film after film, Karloff functioned as a wanderer in the shadow land between life and death. If the movies he inhabited sometimes were considered juvenile, the subject matter that motivated them co... Full Review

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