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2 January 1935 (USA)
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The mystery of the man who conquered death!
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A doctor who has spent his career working on ways to revive the dead sees his chance to prove his theory by performing his procedures on a recently deceased dog. | add synopsis
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Onslow Stevens | ... | Dr. John Kendrick |
| George P. Breakston | ... | Danny Kendrick (as George Breakston) |
| Lois Wilson | ... | Dr. Louise Stone |
| Valerie Hobson | ... | Mrs. Kendrick |
| Stanley Fields | ... | Dog Catcher |
| Frank Reicher | ... | Dr. James |
| Richard Carle | ... | A.K. Arnold |
| Dean Benton | ... | Intern |
| Lois January | ... | Nurse |
| Richard Quine | ... | Mickey |
| Maidel Turner | ... | Mrs. Vandergriff |
| George MacQuarrie | ... | Judge |
| Otis Harlan | ... | Dr. Henderson |
| Robert E. Cornish | ... | Himself |
| Mario Margutti | ... | Cornish's Assistant |
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63 min | Canada:60 min (Ontario)
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1.37 : 1 more
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Canada:PG (Ontario)
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Uses footage from actual University of Southern California experiment in which scientists claimed they brought a dead dog back to life. Robert E. Cornish, playing himself in the film, was one of the scientists involved.
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Arguably one of the most baffling movies ever, and probably THE single worst thing Universal Studios was ever involved with during their golden "horror cycle". LIFE RETURNS is a rare curio which features Onslow Stevens (Dr. Edelmann from HOUSE OF Dracula), Valerie Hobson (BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN) and even Frank Reicher (KING KONG). In the excellent MacFarland book UNIVERSAL HORRORS I had read that this was one of those obscure films that fans love to try and locate, only to be bitterly disappointed once they track it down. I remember a quote which concluded that "LIFE RETURNS deserves its ongoing obscurity", or something. Well....the risk is yours!
So what is this, then? One guess is that it's possibly a story about a doctor (Stevens) trying to develop a formula for bringing dead people back to life, though it's certainly not a horror film. This also echoes the vibe of an "Our Gang" two-reeler minus the comedy: the doc has a young son who becomes involved with a gang of kids and has a pet dog which ultimately becomes a participant in dad's experiment. Footage in here was taken straight from an actual medical procedure trying to revive a dog, spliced in to make it appear part of the movie!