The Walking Dead (1936)
The Walking Dead (1936)
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Boris Karloff
John Ellman
Ricardo Cortez
Nolan
Edmund Gwenn
Dr. Evan Beaumont
Warren Hull
Jimmy
Marguerite Churchill
Nancy
Barton MacLane
Loder
Michael Curtiz
Director
Ewart Adamson
Writer
Henry O'Neill
District Attorney Werner
Peter Milne
Writer
Joe King
Judge Roger Shaw
Robert Hardy Andrews
Writer
Addison Richards
Prison Warden
Lillie Hayward
Writer
Paul Harvey
Blackstone
Joseph Fields
Writer
Robert Strange
Merritt
Joe Sawyer
'Trigger' Smith
Eddie Acuff
'Betcha'
Kenneth Harlan
Stephen Martin
Miki Morita
Loder's Butler Sako
Ruth Robinson
Mrs. Shaw
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)
Crauford Kent
British Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee
Reporter (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Juror (uncredited)
Paul Panzer
Man in Courtroom (uncredited)
Leo White
Man in Courtroom (uncredited)
Orry-Kelly
Costume Design
Media.
Details.
Release DateMarch 1, 1936
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 6m
Content RatingNR
Filming LocationsGriffith Park, United States of America
Genres
Wiki.
The Walking Dead is a 1936 American horror film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Boris Karloff, who plays a wrongly executed man who is restored to life by a scientist (Edmund Gwenn). The supporting cast features Ricardo Cortez, Marguerite Churchill, and Barton MacLane. The film was distributed by Warner Bros.